Easy to prepare and the glaze on this roast is delicious!
INGREDIENTS:
1 tsp. dried rosemary
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. black pepper
1 bone-in pork loin roast(about 5 lbs.)
1 can(11 oz.) mandarin oranges, drained
Glaze:
1/2 cup orange marmalade
6 tbsp. orange juice concentrate
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup catsup
2 tbsp. honey
2-1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1-1/2 tsp. ground ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the rosemary, minced garlic and black pepper. Rub over roast, covering all sides.
Place the roast, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake uncovered at 350°, for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Remove from oven.
Arrange the mandarin oranges on the roast. Combine glaze ingredients and brush over roast. Bake 30 minutes longer or until a meat themometer reads 160° to 170°, brushing often with the glaze. Remove from oven.
Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Enjoy!
*NOTE
I didn’t exactly follow the recipe, so I had to adjust the cooking time a little bit. I used a 3.8 lb. BONELESS roast I had on hand. I cooked it in a small roasting pan WITHOUT a rack for 1-1/2 hours. After adding the mandarins and returning the roast to the oven for 30 minutes, it only registered 130° on the meat thermometer. After another 20 minutes in the oven, it finally got up to 160°. The total cooking time for me was 2 hours and 20 minutes, within the range of 35-40 minutes per pound, which I have always used as a rule of thumb when cooking a pork roast.
*TIPS
- I found that using a brush for the glaze knocked the mandarins off the roast, so I used a spoon to apply the glaze instead.
- Opening the oven door multiple times to apply the glaze will extend the cooking time.
- Always use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of cooked pork.
- Makes great leftover pork sandwiches!
recipe source: Old newspaper clipping
image source: Pinterest