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Cider Pork Roast

Cider Pork Roast
Apple cider, dried cherries and fresh rosemary put the pizzazz in this pleasing pork roast. It's even more flavorful when drizzled with the sweet pan juices. —Terry Danner of Rochelle, Illinois
6 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Cook: 5 hours 10 min.

Ingredients

  • 1 boneless pork loin roast (2 pounds)
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups apple cider or unsweetened apple juice, divided
  • 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries
  • 5 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions

  • Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. In a nonstick skillet coated with
  • cooking spray, brown pork for about 4 minutes on each side. Pour 1
  • cup apple cider in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Place two sprigs rosemary in
  • slow cooker; top with meat and remaining rosemary. Place cherries
  • around roast. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is
  • tender. Remove meat; keep warm.
  • Strain cooking liquid; reserve liquid and transfer to a small
  • saucepan. Stir in 3/4 cup cider; bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch
  • and remaining cider until smooth. Gradually whisk into cider
  • mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until
  • thickened. Serve with meat. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutrition Facts: One serving (4 ounces cooked pork with 1/4 cup gravy) equals 298 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 89 mg cholesterol, 368 mg sodium,
© Taste of Home 2013

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Cider Pork Roast (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 32 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1-1/2 fruit.
Wine: Medium-Bodied White Wine: Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer
© Taste of Home 2013