Apricot Pork Roast Recipes

MARINATED PORK ROAST WITH APRICOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup sherry, mustard powder, thyme, garlic, and ginger together in a large, shallow bowl. Place pork roast into marinade and cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight for best flavor, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place marinated pork roast onto a rack set into a roasting pan; discard the used marinade. Insert a probe-type meat thermometer into thickest part of the roast.
• Roast pork loin until thermometer reads 170 degrees F (75 degrees C), 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Combine apricot preserves, 2 tablespoons sherry, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until preserves melt. Serve apricot sauce with sliced pork roast.

SIMPLY ROASTED PORK LOIN ROAST WITH APRICOT GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place the preserves in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, and cook 10 minutes or until melted.
• Keep warm over low heat.
• Combine salt, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper.
• Rub evenly over pork.
• Place pork on a rack coated with cooking spray; place rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Brush 1/4 cup preserves evenly over pork.
• Bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Brush remaining preserves evenly over pork.
• Bake an additional 10 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 155 degrees.
• Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

APRICOT PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread butter all over the pork tenderloin. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme. Combine garlic powder, apricot preserves, honey, and sherry in a separate bowl.
• Roast the pork in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the pork from the oven and brush with the apricot sauce. Return the pork to the oven. Continue roasting, basting occasionally with the remaining sauce, until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

APRICOT PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Place roast in a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine preserves and broth; pour over roast. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until tender. Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. , Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with pork.

APRICOT PORK ROAST WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine potatoes and 3 tablespoons water. Microwave, covered, on high for 10-12 minutes or until just tender. Drain and transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. Add carrots, onion and beef broth. In a small bowl, mix salt, garlic, thyme, sage and pepper; sprinkle half over vegetables., Rub remaining seasoning mixture over roast; place meat over vegetables. Spread half of the preserves over roast. Cook, covered, on low 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours or until meat is tender (a thermometer inserted in pork should read at least 145°)., Remove roast from slow cooker; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes. Serve with vegetables and remaining preserves.

DELICIOUS APRICOT GLAZED PORK ROAST (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Mix broth, preserves, onion and mustard in slow cooker.
• Add pork and turn to coat.
• Cover and cook on low 8-9 hours or until done.
• Is good served with steamed broccoli and carrots, baked potato and warm dinner rolls.

APRICOT GLAZED PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Stir the broth, preserves, onion and mustard in a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Add the pork to the cooker, cutting to fit, if needed, and turn to coat.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 9 hours* or until the pork is fork-tender.
• *Or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.
• Tip: For thicker sauce, mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl until smooth. Remove the pork from the cooker. Stir the cornstarch mixture in the cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 10 minutes or until the mixture boils and thickens.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve with Idahoan® Original Mashed Potatoes and steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. For dessert serve apple-cranberry crisp.

ROAST PORK WITH APRICOT AND SHALLOT STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Make stuffing:
• Cut just enough bread into 1/3-inch pieces to measure 1 cup and spread evenly in a shallow baking pan. Toast bread in middle of oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 10 minutes, then transfer to a bowl. Leave oven on (for pork).
• Cook shallots in butter in a large nonstick skillet over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add apricots and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in bread, parsley, salt, and pepper.
• Stuff and roast pork:
• Make a hole for stuffing that runs lengthwise through pork loin: Beginning in middle of 1 end of roast, insert a sharp long thin knife lengthwise toward center of loin, then repeat at opposite end of loin to complete incision running through middle.
• Open up incision with your fingers, working from both ends, to create a 1 1/2-inch-wide opening, then pack with all of stuffing, pushing from both ends toward center.
• Pat pork dry and and season well with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over high heat until very hot and just smoking, then brown pork on all sides, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a roasting pan and roast in middle of oven until a meat thermometer inserted diagonally 2 inches into meat (avoid stuffing) registers 160°F, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 20 minutes.
• While loin is standing, straddle roasting pan across 2 burners. Add 1/2 cup water and deglaze pan by boiling over moderate heat, scraping up brown bits.
• Slice meat and serve with sauce.