Pork Loin Roast with Yam-Stuffed Apples Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 boneless whole pork loin roast (3 to 4 pounds)
• 8 to 10 large tart apples
• 1 can (24 ounces) sweet potatoes, drained and liquid reserved
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted, divided
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup

Directions

• Combine sage, pepper and 1 teaspoon salt; rub over pork roast. Place roast, fat side up, on rack in open pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° 2-1/2 to 3-1/4 hours or until meat thermometer reads 160°.
• Meanwhile, core each apple, removing enough pulp to make 1-1/4-in. opening. Reserve pulp. Mash sweet potatoes; combine with 1/4 cup reserved yam liquid, apple pulp, brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cinnamon and half the almonds.
• In saucepan, heat butter and maple syrup until butter is melted. Drizzle half the butter mixture into apple cavities. Fill apples with yam mixture; garnish with remaining almonds. Place apples around roast or in separate baking dish, timing so that apples will bake 45-60 minutes and be done at the same time as the roast. Baste apple occasionally with remaining butter mixture. To serve, arrange roast and stuffed apples on heated platter. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Pork Loin Roast with Yam-Stuffed Apples published in Country October/November 1990, p47