Cooking Recipe Pork Roast L'Orange

Recipe Ingredients

4 lb Pork leg roast, boneless
1 Garlic clove, in 8 slivers
2 c Orange juice
1/2 c Pured apricots (baby food)
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1 ts Ground ginger
1 tb Oil
Salt
Pepper

GARNISH

Apple halves
Mandarin orange segments

Directions

Cut eight 1/2-inch slits in pork roast and insert garlic slivers.

In a large bowl, combine orange juice, apricots, cloves and ginger.

Place pork roast in marinade. Refrigerate overnight, turning
occasionally.

Preheat oven to 325F(160C). Remove roast from marinade and place in
Dutch oven or heavy saucepan. Reserve marinade. Brown meat over high
heat in oil. Season with salt and pepper, pour reserved marinade over
roast. Roast in oven for 2-3 hours or until meat thermometer inserted
in thickest part registers 170F(75C). Baste occasionally.

During last 10 minutes, brush apple halves with sauce and cook in
roasting pan. Garnish platter with glazed apple halves and mandarin
orange segments.

Categories matching this recipe

Main dish ,Pork