festive pork loin roast
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Southern Living. This is a lot of trouble, but very good for special occasion. To save time plan ahead by chopping ingredients ahead, and cooking sausage ahead.
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yield
12 -14
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
Ingredients For festive pork loin roast
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8 lbcenter cut boneless pork loins (2 4 pound)
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1 tspsalt
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1 tsppepper
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3 slicewhite bread
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1 cchopped pecans
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3 Tbspbourbon
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1 cchicken broth
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1lemon, juice from
- SAUSAGE STUFFING
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7 slicewhite bread, w/ crust removed and cut into cubes
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1 lbpork sausage
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1 lgonion, finely chopped
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3celery ribs, finely chopped
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1 cchicken broth
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1tart apple, diced
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1 tsppoultry seasoning
- MUSHROOM SAUCE
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1/2 cbutter
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1 1/2 pkgsliced fresh mushrooms
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1 lgonion, finely chopped
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1 bunchgreen onions, chopped
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1/2 cchopped fresh parsley
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2 lggarlic cloves, finely chopped
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 1/2 cwhite wine
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1/2 creserved pan drippings or chicken broth
How To Make festive pork loin roast
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1Cut pork loins in half lengthwise. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Pound with meat mallet to tenderize.
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2Prepare stuffing: Cook sausage in large skillet. Stirring until crumbly. Add onions and celery and cook until tender. Remove from heat; stir in remaining ingredients.
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3Spoon 2 cups sausage stuffing evenly on each bottom half of pork loin. Place other half over stuffing and tie firmly with kitchen string.
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4Pulse together bread, pecans and bourbon in food processor 6 times or until crumbly. Spread half bread mixture evenly over top of each roast.
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5Place roasts on rack in roasting pan. Pour chicken broth and lemon juice in bottom of pan. Bake, covered w/ aluminum foil, at 425 for 30 min. Remove foil, and bake 30 more min or until meat thermometer reaches 160. Let stand 15 min before slicing. Serve with mushroom sauce.
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6Mushroom Sauce: Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; add mushrooms and next 4 ingredients, and saut 6 to 7 min or until tender. Stir in salt, white wine, and pan drippings; cook 10 min.
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