Glazed Rosemary Pork Roast Recipe

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For a change of pace, I'll serve this special pork roast at holiday gatherings. It's a welcome break from traditional turkey or ham, and when dressed with an herb infused glaze feature rosemary, thyme and sage its flavor is unbeatable. —Joyce Manier, Beech Grove, Indiana

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Glazed Rosemary Pork Roast Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 4 hours

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1 boneless whole pork loin roast (3 pounds)
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 large onion, sliced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup apricot jam
1/2 cup orange juice
1 bay leaf

Directions

Cut roast in half. In a large skillet, brown roast in butter and oil on all sides. Transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker.
Add onion to the same skillet; cook and stir until tender. Stir in the brown sugar, herbs, orange peel, pepper and salt. Spread over pork. Combine jam and orange juice; pour over top. Add bay leaf.
Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160°. Discard bay leaf. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 4 ounces cooked pork equals 314 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 88 mg cholesterol, 145 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 33 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Glazed Rosemary Pork Roast in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2012, p18