Crown pork roast with apple-walnut stuffing

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
7poundsCrown pork roast (12 rib)
Salt & pepper to taste ---APPLE WALNUT STUFFING-----
cupButter or margarine
1largeOnion; finely chopped
2Celery stalks; fine chopped
1cupRed cooking apple; chopped
1cupGreen cooking apple; chopped
2cupsWhite bread cubes; toasted
1cupWalnuts; chopped
2tablespoonsDried whole leaf sage
½teaspoonDried rosemary
½teaspoonDried thyme
1largeEgg; beaten
½cupMilk
½teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonPepper

Directions

PATTI - VDRJ67A

ROAST: Make sure roast is well trimmed; season with salt & pepper. Fold a piece of aluminum foil into an 8" square; place on rack in roasting pan.

Place roast, bone ends up, on foil-lined rack. Bake at 325~ for 1 hour. Cut a piece of foil long enough to fir around ribs. Wrap foil around ribs and fold over tips of ribs. Spoon stuffing into center of roaste; cover with additional foil. Insert meat thermometer into roast without touching fat or bone. Bake at 325~ for 1-½ hours or until meat thermometer reaches 160~.

Remove foil from roast; let stand 15 minutes before serving.

STUFFING: Melt butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and celery and cook, stirring constantly, until tender. Combine apples, bread cubes, walnuts and seasonings in a large bowl; stir in vegetable mixture, egg and remaining ingredients.

NOTE: Stuffing can be made separately. Spoon into a lightly greased 11x7" baking dish. Bake at 350~ for 30 minutes.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, Fall 1995.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #813 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Sep 28, 1997