Crown Roast Of Pork With Apple Stuffing

Serves: 2

Halle Leffler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

46

Sweetness

52

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

6 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

1 cup

Sugar

1.5 tsps

Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper

1.5 cups

Water

Directions:

1

Make stuffing: Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Spread bread squares in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan and bake in middle of oven until dry and lightly toasted, about 15 minutes

3

Leave oven on (for roast) and cool bread

4

Cook onion and celery in butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes

5

Stir in apples, sugar, salt, pepper, sage, thyme, nutmeg, and cinnamon

6

Reduce heat to low, then cook, covered, stirring, until apples are tender, about 15 minutes

7

Stir in bread squares, parsley, and chives

8

Preheat oven to 350°F

9

Spread bread squares in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan and bake in middle of oven until dry and lightly toasted, about 15 minutes

10

Leave oven on (for roast) and cool bread

11

Cook onion and celery in butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes

12

Stir in apples, sugar, salt, pepper, sage, thyme, nutmeg, and cinnamon

13

Reduce heat to low, then cook, covered, stirring, until apples are tender, about 15 minutes

14

Stir in bread squares, parsley, and chives

15

Make roast: Set oven rack in lower third of oven

16

Sprinkle roast inside and out with salt and pepper and put in a large flameproof roasting pan

17

Mound stuffing in cavity

18

Wrap tips of rib bones with foil to prevent burning, then wrap meat below bones with overlapping bacon strips, securing them with wooden toothpicks

19

Roast pork in middle of oven, covering stuffing loosely with foil after 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer registers 155°F when inserted 2 inches into center of meat (do not touch bones), 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours total

20

Transfer roast to a carving board and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 15 to 20 minutes

21

(Temperature of meat will rise to 160°F; meat will be slightly pink

22

) Set oven rack in lower third of oven

23

Sprinkle roast inside and out with salt and pepper and put in a large flameproof roasting pan

24

Mound stuffing in cavity

25

Wrap tips of rib bones with foil to prevent burning, then wrap meat below bones with overlapping bacon strips, securing them with wooden toothpicks

26

Roast pork in middle of oven, covering stuffing loosely with foil after 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer registers 155°F when inserted 2 inches into center of meat (do not touch bones), 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours total

27

Transfer roast to a carving board and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 15 to 20 minutes

28

(Temperature of meat will rise to 160°F; meat will be slightly pink

29

) Make pan sauce: Skim fat from pan drippings

30

Straddle pan across 2 burners and add water, then deglaze pan by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits

31

Pour through a fine sieve into a saucepan, discarding solids

32

Add jelly and any juices accumulated on carving board, then simmer sauce, whisking occasionally and skimming any fat that rises, until jelly is melted, about 4 minutes

33

Season with salt and pepper

34

Remove all foil from roast and carve into chops by cutting between ribs

35

Skim fat from pan drippings

36

Straddle pan across 2 burners and add water, then deglaze pan by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits

37

Pour through a fine sieve into a saucepan, discarding solids

38

Add jelly and any juices accumulated on carving board, then simmer sauce, whisking occasionally and skimming any fat that rises, until jelly is melted, about 4 minutes

39

Season with salt and pepper

40

Remove all foil from roast and carve into chops by cutting between ribs