Apple Stuffed Pork Loin With Raspberry Sauce Food

APPLE-STUFFED PORK LOIN WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For stuffing, place celery and onion in a large skillet. Cook in margarine or butter until vegetables are tender but not brown. Stir in chopped apple, allspice, and cardamom. Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until apple is tender, stirring occasionally. Transfer mixture to a large bowl.
• Add bread cubes and, if desired, the raisins. Toss gently to coat b read, but dont overmix. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325 degree F. Untie the roast and separate into halves. Trim excess fat from the meat. Spoon about half of the apple stuffing over half of the meat. Spoon remaining stuffing into a 1-quart casserole; cover and chill in refrigerator.
• Reassemble roast. Tie with string to secure. Place on a wire rack in a large roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer into the center of the thickest portion of the meat. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Roast stuffed roast, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 hours or until meat thermometer registers 160 degree F to 170 degree F. Bake casserole of apple stuffing alongside the roast during the last 40 minutes of cooking time. Let roast stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• Serve Raspberry Sauce with roast. Makes 12 to 16 servings. Raspberry Sauce
• Combine raspberries, currant jelly, apricot nectar, and honey or sugar in a medium saucepan. If desired, stir in 3 tablespoons brandy. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture just comes to boiling. Strain through a sieve. In the same saucepan combine cornstarch and water. Stir in raspberry mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more.

APPLE STUFFED PORK LOIN WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In large skillet, cook onion and celery in butter until tender.
• Add apples, allspice and cardamom; cook, uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In large bowl, combine apple mixture with bread and raisins; toss gently until bread is coated.
• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Trim excess fat from meat and split lengthwise almost through.
• Spoon about half of the stuffing over the meat; fold and tie with string to secure.
• Place remaining stuffing in 1-quart baking dish.
• Place meat on rack in a 17x12-inch roasting pan.
• Sprinkle with garlic powder, pepper and salt.
• Insert meat thermometer.
• Roast meat, uncovered, 60-70 minutes or until thermometer registers 160-170°.
• Cover and heat remaining stuffing during the last 40 minutes of roasting.
• To serve, slice pork, serve with additional stuffing and raspberry sauce.
• To prepare RASPBERRY SAUCE:.
• In medium saucepan, combine raspberries, nectar, jelly, brandy and honey (if choosing not to use brandy, you can use apple juice).
• Over low heat, stirring frequently, cook until mixture boils.
• Strain to remove seeds; return mixture to saucepan.
• In small bowl, combine cornstarch and water; add to raspberry mixture.
• Makes about 1-3/4 cup sauce.

ROAST PORK LOIN WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large ovenproof skillet heat the vegetable oil over high heat. Season the pork loin all over generously with salt and pepper. Sear the meat until golden brown on all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the meat to a plate and set it aside.
• Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, herb sprigs, and 2 tablespoons of the butter to the skillet. Stir until the vegetables are browned, about 8 minutes. Stir in the sliced apples, then push the mixture to the sides and set the pork loin in the middle of the skillet along with any collected juices on the plate. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the loin until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the meat registers 140 to 150 degrees F, about 30 to 35 minutes. (See Cook's Note.)
• Transfer the pork a cutting board and cover it loosely with foil while you make the sauce. Arrange the apples and vegetables on a serving platter and set aside. Remove and discard the herb sprigs. Return the skillet to a high heat and add the vinegar scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon to loosen up any browned bits. Reduce by half then add the cider and reduce by about half again. Pull the skillet from the heat and whisk in the mustard, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of cold butter. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove the strings from the roast and slice into 1/2-inch thick pieces and arrange over the apple mixture. Drizzle some sauce over meat and serve the rest on the side.
• Cook's Note: Pork cooked this way will be slightly pink. If desired, cook the pork to 160 degrees F, but be aware that this lean cut will not be as moist at the higher temperature.
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SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFED PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large saute pan over medium heat, saute the sausage until no longer pink. Remove the sausage (leave in the fat), and set aside. To the pan, add the onion, celery, and apple and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until the apple is no longer crisp, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional couple of minutes. Remove from the heat, stir the sausage back in and set aside.
• In a food processor, pulse the bread with the sage, rosemary, and thyme into coarse crumbs.
• Heat the butter in a medium saute pan and cook the crumbs over medium-high heat until coated with butter and lightly toasted, about 3 minutes (be careful not to burn). Mix the breadcrumbs into the sausage mixture.
• Prepare the roast as if making a jellyroll. Place the roast with the short side toward you, and fat facing down toward the counter or cutting board. Use a sharp knife to slice the roast open at about 1/2-inch from the bottom of the roast (parallel to the cutting board), being careful not to cut all the way through. Continue cutting, unrolling the roast as you work until you have a large, thin piece of meat. Place the rolled out piece of meat between 2 sheets of waxed or parchment paper, and lightly pound with meat mallet to increase the meat surface area by 10 to 20 percent. Be careful not to pound through the meat. Salt and pepper the pork and top with the filling, spreading evenly across the pork, leaving a 1-inch margin around the perimeter.
• Starting with the short side, roll up tightly jellyroll style, and secure the roast with kitchen twine.
• Heat a large saute pan over medium heat and add oil. Add the roast and brown on all sides. Place in a roasting pan fitted with a rack and add the wine in the bottom of the pan (to keep the juices from burning), and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the internal temperature hits 145 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove the roast from the oven and allow to rest for a full 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

APPLE-STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring 4 tablespoons broth to a boil. Remove from the heat; add raisins. Let stand for 5 minutes. , In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray; saute the apple, celery and onion for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat; stir in the broth mixture, croutons, nuts, pepper and the remaining broth., Make a lengthwise slit down the center of the roast to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open roast so it lies flat; cover with plastic wrap. Flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Remove plastic wrap; fill with stuffing mixture. Close roast; tie at 2-in. intervals with kitchen string and secure ends with toothpicks., Place on a rack in a shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

APPLE-STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.
• Place pork on a work surface and cut into 1/2-inch thickness, starting 1/2 inch from the cutting board and rolling pork open while cutting until entire loin is unrolled onto the work surface. Cover loin with plastic wrap and pound loin into 1/4-inch thickness with a meat mallet.
• Mix apples, bread, chicken stock, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt, and eggs together in a bowl; spread onto the loin. Roll loin around apple filling, ending with the fat cap on top. Cut stuffed pork loin in half and place on rack.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pork is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

CRANBERRY APPLE STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Combine the stuffing mix and water in a mixing bowl; set aside. Grease a roasting pan with cooking spray.
• Trim the fat and connective tissue from the pork loin. Cut from one side through the middle horizontally to within 1/2-inch of the other side. Open the two sides and spread them out like an open book. Place the pork loin between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the pork with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/2-inch.
• Stir the apple, cranberries, pecans, and onion into the stuffing mix. Season the pork loin with salt and pepper to taste, then spread the stuffing mix onto the cut side of the loin. Roll the pork into a firm cylinder, and secure with cooking twine. Place into the prepared roasting pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Cover the meat with two layers of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes. Remove kitchen twine before slicing and serving.

APPLE-STUFFED PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• For stuffing, stir together the chopped apple, bread crumbs, celery, raisins, walnuts, green onion, and nutmeg.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon of the apple juice or 1 tablespoon apple cider.
• To butterfly the pork tenderloin, make a single lengthwise cut down the center of one narrow edge of the meat, cutting to within 1/2-inch of the other side. Spread the meat open.
• Place knife in the "v" of the first cut.
• Cut horizontally to the cut surface and away from the first cut to within 1/2-inch of the other side of the meat.
• Repeat on the opposite side of the "v".
• Spread these sections open.
• Cover meat with clear plastic wrap.
• Pound with a meat mallet to 1/2-inch thickness.
• Spread stuffing over meat.
• Roll up from one of the short sides.
• Tie with string to secure.
• Brush with some of the remaining 1 tablespoon apple juice.
• Place meat on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• Roast, uncovered, in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or meat thermometer registers 170 degrees Fahrenheit; brush with the remaining 1 tablespoon apple juice or apple cider after 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan stir together the 1/2 cup apple juice or cider, cornstarch, and cinnamon.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• Serve with roast.
• Makes 4 servings.

APPLE-STUFFED PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute apple and onion in oil until tender. Add the garlic, salt and pepper; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat., Make a lengthwise slit down the center of each tenderloin to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open tenderloins so they lie flat; cover with plastic wrap. Flatten to 3/4-in. thickness., Remove plastic; spread apple mixture over meat. Close tenderloins; tie with kitchen string and secure ends with toothpicks. Place in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 15 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the juices and mustard. Bring to a boil; cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into juice mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in parsley., Pour 3/4 cup sauce over tenderloins. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with remaining sauce.