Shelly's Recipe

GARDEN OF EDEN PORK ROAST

Category: Roasts/Tenderloins - Pork

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp grated orange peel
1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
1 tsp dried thyme
1 (3 lb.)boneless pork roast
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup apple juice
2 tbsp Grand Marnier
1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
1 Golden Delicious apple cored and sliced
1 medium onion sliced
1 tbsp chopped jalapeno
1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup water

Preheat oven to 350. Combine salt, orange peel, lemon peel, pepper and thyme in small mixing bowl. Rub mixture into skin of roast, pressing with force. Place the roast on a rack in a roasting pan. Cook for 1 hour or until roast has reached an internal temperature of 145 degrees.

Pour off drippings. Add juices, grand Marnier, broth, apple, onion, and jalapeno to the roast in the pan. Bake for an additional 30 minutes or until roast has reached an internal temperature of 160ºF degrees. Transfer meat to a serving platter. Combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl and mix well.

In a 4-quart saucepan, bring juices from roasting pan to a boil. Stir in cornstarch mixture and bring to a slow boil. Pour juices over meat and serve. Serves 6