Holiday Crown Pork Roast

Name: Holiday Crown Pork Roast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon paprika; 1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage; 1 pork crown roast (12 ribs and about 8 pounds); Optional: Apples, fresh rosemary sprigs and dried sage leaves

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 2 hours + standing YIELD: 12 servings.

Crown roast makes a regal Christmas dinner. Flavored with rosemary, sage and thyme, it’s elegant and simple, a real blessing during the hectic holidays. —Lisa Speer, Palm Beach, Florida

Ingredients

1 tablespoon paprika
1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 pork crown roast (12 ribs and about 8 pounds)
Optional: Apples, fresh rosemary sprigs and dried sage leaves

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Mix the first 6 ingredients; rub over roast. Place on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan. Cover rib ends with foil. Roast 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads at least 145°.
2. Remove roast from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes. Remove foil; carve between ribs to serve. If desired, serve with rosemary sprigs and sage leaves.

Nutrition Facts

1 rib: 301 calories, 15g fat (6g saturated fat), 95mg cholesterol, 298mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 39g protein.

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