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