Best 5 Special Roast Recipes

SPECIAL OCCASION STUFFED CROWN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Season pork roast with salt and pepper to taste, then place on a rack in an open roasting pan, rib ends down.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 2 hours. Roast will be only partially cooked.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine cranberries and sugar and mix well; set aside. Melt butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and saute until tender, about 10 minutes. Add cranberry mixture, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, bread cubes, apples, apple juice, egg and poultry seasoning. Toss well.
• After the two hours, remove roast from oven. Turn rib ends up and fill cavity with cranberry/apple stuffing. Insert meat thermometer between two ribs in the thickest part of the meat, making sure that end of thermometer does not touch any bone.
• Return stuffed roast to oven and continue roasting at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 1 1/2 hours, or until internal temperature of meat reaches 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). (Note: If stuffing becomes too brown, cover it with aluminum foil.)
• To Serve: Place roast on warm platter and let stand for 15 minutes for easier carving. Slice between ribs to carve, and serve with stuffing.

SPECIAL SUNDAY ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Toss first 5 ingredients in large roasting pan. Mix butter, sage, and garlic in small bowl. Place chicken in center of vegetables. Using fingertips, loosen skin from breast. Spread 1 tablespoon sage butter under skin. Rub 1 tablespoon sage butter over entire chicken. Dot vegetables with remaining sage butter. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt over vegetables and chicken. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Roast chicken and vegetables 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F; continue roasting until instant-read thermometer inserted into chicken thigh registers 165°F and vegetables are tender, stirring vegetables once, about 1 hour.
• Place greens and shallot on large deep platter. Spoon 3 tablespoons fat from juices in pan and drizzle over greens; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Using slotted spoon, transfer roasted vegetables to platter, placing atop greens. Tilt chicken, allowing juices to flow from cavity into pan. Transfer chicken to work surface. Cut into serving pieces and arrange with vegetables atop greens.
• Add wine and 1/4 cup water to roasting pan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring to scrape up browned bits. Simmer until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to small pitcher. Serve chicken, passing pan juices alongside.

HORSERADISH ROAST BEEF SPECIAL SANDWICH

Steps:

• in small bowl stir together all spread ingredients.
• in another bowl stir together butter and garlic.
• spread 1 side of each slice bread with garlic butter.
• place on cookie sheet.
• broil 5 to 6" from heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until bread is toasted.
• to assemble each sandwich, layer 1 slice bread with 3 slices roast beef, 2 slices tomato and 3 slices cucumber.
• spoon about 2 tablespoons spread over cucumbers, top with 1 slice bread.

A VERY SPECIAL POT ROAST FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Trim fat from meat and if need be, cut the meat to fit the cooker (3 1/2 to 4-quart cooker).
• Brown meat on top of stove in a Dutch oven. Brown on all side using the 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper.
• Cut up any large pieces of dried fruit; place the fruit in the slow cooker; add the onion wedges. Place the meat on top of the fruit and onion; sprinkle with allspice and pour in the apple juice.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hour.

SPECIAL ROAST

Steps:

• 1. In a coffee cup, add the rest of the ingredients for the paste. Add ketchup a little at a time and stir, to make a thick paste. You can add more of the other ingredients, as nothing is measured out..just a little of this and that. Trim fat off as needed.
• 2. Place roast in roaster and add a little water (about 1" to bottom of pan) Put the paste on the top of the roast and cover as much as possible. this will seal the meat and make it tender. Cover and bake for 3 hours. I have made gravy out of the drippings in the bottom of the pan after the roast has cooked, but the flavor of the seasoning it was a little to strong for my taste. Also, if your roast is smaller, just cut the ingredients in 1/2. I have also used the crock pot and this has worked out well. I added potatoes and carrots for the last hour of cooking.
• 3. This works very well with a wild game roast.