Pork roast is a versatile and delicious dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. When combined with the sweetness of fruit and the crunch of pecans, it creates a tantalizing flavor combination that will leave your taste buds wanting more. Whether you're looking for a special occasion meal or a simple weeknight dinner, fruit pecan pork roast is sure to become a favorite in your household.
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PECAN-CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH RASPBERRY-CHIPOTLE SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- For the pork: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare the pork tenderloins by rinsing under cold water. Pat dry and set aside.
- Combine the breadcrumbs, pecans, rosemary, salt and pepper in a 9-by-13-inch pan. Set aside. Place the egg whites in a small bowl and whip slightly.
- Brush the tenderloins with the whipped egg whites. Then dredge in the breadcrumb mixture, pressing to adhere. Place on a baking sheet. Bake until done, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest about 10 minutes prior to slicing.
- For the raspberry-chipotle sauce: Combine the raspberry preserves with the adobo sauce.
- To serve: Slice the tenderloins and serve with the raspberry-chipotle sauce.
FRUIT-PECAN PORK ROAST
This spectacular roast was a huge hit with members of the cooking club I belong to. The sweet, tangy fruit glaze looks lovely and is a wonderful complement to the juicy pork. It's a family favorite for special occasions and holidays. -Gay Flynn, Bellevue, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h25m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place roast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onions in 1 tablespoon of butter for 1 minute. Add orange juice and bay leaf; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened, about 4 minutes. Add the cranberry sauce, broth, pecans and vinegar; cook and stir until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in the salt, pepper, sugar and remaining butter until butter is melted. Discard bay leaf. , Remove 1/4 cup sauce and stir in preserves; spoon over roast. Set remaining sauce aside. Bake 20-25 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let meat stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 306 calories, Fat 13g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 176mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 26g protein.
PORK TENDERLOIN WITH PEACH AND PECAN SAUCE
The three P's...pork, peaches and pecans combine to make this perfectly flavored, skillet tenderloin that's ready to serve in just 40 minutes!
Provided by Food Network
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook until well browned on both sides. Remove the pork from the skillet.
- Add the garlic and onions to the skillet and cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir the soup, peach juice, soy sauce and honey in the skillet and heat to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes or until the soup mixture is slightly reduced.
- Return the pork to the skillet. Stir in the peaches. Reduce the heat to low. Cook until the pork is cooked through. Stir in the pecans. Serve the pork and sauce with the rice. Sprinkle with additional sliced green onion, if desired.
PECAN-COATED ROAST LOIN OF PORK
Steps:
- Rub the pork loin with olive oil, making sure that it is well covered. Combine the sage, thyme, garlic, salt, pepper and brown sugar in the bowl of a food processor or blender and pulse until you have a thick paste. You may have to add a drizzle of olive oil to get it started. Slather the paste all over the pork loin, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate it over night.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the pecans in the bowl of a food processor or blender and pulse until they are finely chopped. Roll the pork loin in the crushed pecans and place it in a roasting pan. Make a tent of aluminum foil and arrange it over the pork loin, covering the nuts completely so they won't char.
- Roast for 30 minutes; then lower the heat to 350 degrees and continue to roast. After 1 hour and 20 minutes, remove the aluminum foil and continue to roast until the pork is done, approximately 20 minutes more. Serve hot.
FRUITY PORK ROAST
I like using the slow cooker for our meals because it gives me time for other preparations, frees the oven, and it usually doesn't matter if you serve it later than planned. The fruit in this recipe, which I adapted, gives the pork a special flavor. -Mary Jeppesen-Davis, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 5h25m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients; set aside. Cut roast in half; sprinkle with salt, pepper and ginger. , Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Pour fruit mixture over roast. Place apple and parsley around roast. Cover and cook on low until meat is tender, 5-6 hours. , Transfer meat to a serving platter. Let stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 85mg cholesterol, Sodium 200mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 33g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
BOURBON PECAN PORK ROAST
Make and share this Bourbon Pecan Pork Roast recipe from Food.com.
Provided by BlueHyacinth
Categories Pork
Time 1h50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat and brown the pork on all sides.
- Put the meat on a rack in a roasting pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Cook 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add the pecans to the oil in the frying pan, cook over medium heat 1 minute and remove.
- Combine the bourbon, sugar and 1/4 tsp salt.
- Add to the frying pan and boil until the sugar dissolves and bourbon reduces slightly, 1 to 2 minutes.
- After the meat has cooked 30 minutes, begin basting with the bourbon sauce.
- Cook until a meat thermometer stuck in the center reaches 160°F, about 30 more minutes.
- Five minutes before the meat is done, sprinkle with pecans.
SLOW-COOKER ROAST PORK WITH FRUIT
Imagine, slow cooker 'n spice aromatherapy and dinner done when you walk in the door after a hectic day.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 9h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place onion in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Place pork on onion; top with fruit. Mix remaining ingredients; pour over fruit.
- Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until pork is tender. Serve fruit mixture over pork. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 255, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 26 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 200 mg
CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH SAVORY FRUIT STUFFING
A crown roast makes an impressive dinner, especially for holidays. This is the recipe I've used for years, and is always a crowd pleaser. Sometimes I use an apple and sausage stuffing instead (see below).
Provided by Dee514
Categories Pork
Time 3h55m
Yield 10-14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Place pork roast in roasting pan, resting on bone tips (like a rack).
- Insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the meat.
- Roast, uncovered, at 325°F for 1 1/2 hours.
- In a medium skillet, heat vegetable oil.
- Sauté onions and celery until onions are golden.
- Transfer to a large bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients and toss well.
- Remove roast from oven; drain off excess fat.
- Turn roast right side up (bones facing up), and replace in pan.
- Fill cavity with stuffing.
- Spoon the rest of the stuffing into a greased baking dish.
- Bake stuffing uncovered with pork roast for another 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until meat thermometer registers 160°F.
- Let roast stand 15 minutes, prior to slicing.
- Apple and Sausage Stuffing: Saute sausage in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, crumbling sausage with back of spoon, about 10 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl.
- Add butter, onions and celery to skillet; saute until onions are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Add apples; saute until apples are tender but still hold shape, about 10 minutes.
- Add sage, thyme and allspice; saute for another minute.
- Add to sausage.
- Stir in stuffing mix.
- Season with salt and pepper, (stuffing can be made a day ahead; store in covered bowl, in refrigerator) Generously butter 15x10-inch glass baking dish.
- Fill center of crown roast of pork with stuffing (following above directions).
- Transfer remaining stuffing to prepared dish.
- Cover with foil and bake until heated through, about 40 minutes.
ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH TROPICAL FRUITS
At the Princeville Hotel on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, a mixture of dried and fresh fruits is used to fill the pork. Begin preparing this dish one day before serving.
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Combine 2 cups Sherry, cinnamon stick, lemon juice and peel in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer 2 minutes. Add prunes and apricots. Simmer until fruits are tender and mixture thickens slightly, about 20 minutes.
- Combine 2 cups Sherry, peppercorns and cloves in small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cool marinade to room temperature. Using sharp knife, make lengthwise cut down center of pork, cutting 3/4 of the way through. Open as for book. Sprinkle cut side with some of onion. Close pork. Place in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining onion. Pour marinade over. Cover pork and fruit separately; chill overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Drain any liquid from fruit mixture; reserve liquid, discarding cinnamon stick. Stir mango, papaya and sugar into fruit mixture. Discard pork marinade; pat pork dry. Open pork as for book. Season inside with salt and pepper. Spoon 2/3 cup fruit mixture down center of pork; reserve remaining fruit mixture. Fold pork over, enclosing filling. Tie pork in several places with kitchen string to keep filling in place. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until brown, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to large roasting pan. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 160°F., about 1 hour 15 minutes. Place pork on platter; reserve pan juices. Tent pork with foil and let stand 20 minutes.
- Mix reserved liquid from fruit, remaining fruit and reserved pan juices in heavy small saucepan. Bring to simmer. Slice pork; serve with fruit sauce.
Tips:
- Choosing the right cut of pork roast is key. Look for a pork shoulder or pork butt, which are both well-marbled and flavorful cuts that will hold up well to long cooking times.
- Don't be afraid to brown the pork roast before braising it. This will help to develop a rich, flavorful crust.
- Use a variety of spices and herbs to season the pork roast. Common choices include garlic, onion, thyme, rosemary, and sage.
- Braising the pork roast in a flavorful liquid is essential. This can be anything from chicken broth to apple cider to red wine.
- Cook the pork roast on low heat for a long period of time. This will help to tenderize the meat and allow the flavors to develop.
- Add fruits and vegetables to the braising liquid for extra flavor. Common choices include apples, pears, carrots, and celery.
- Serve the pork roast with a simple sauce made from the braising liquid. This can be thickened with cornstarch or flour, if desired.
Conclusion:
Pork roast is a versatile and delicious dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. By following these tips, you can create a pork roast that is tender, flavorful, and sure to impress your guests.
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