marinated pork roast with currant sauce

Pork

Marinated Pork Roast with Currant Sauce

Drescription

Pork roast marinated in herbs and roasted, served with a tangy-sweet currant sauce. A festive, fruity main perfect for special occasions or a holiday alternative to ham.

Ingredients

1 (4 pound) boneless rolled pork loin roast
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup cooking sherry 2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 (10 ounce) jar currant jelly
2 tablespoons cooking sherry 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Directions

Place roast in re-sealable plastic bag. In a medium mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup sherry, garlic, mustard, ginger and thyme. Pour marinade in bag, and seal. Place the bag in a large bowl, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Place roast in a medium roasting pan. Roast the pork with marinade uncovered at in preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until internal temperature reaches 170 degrees F on a meat thermometer . Baste hourly during cooking. Serve with currant sauce.
To make currant sauce: In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, slowly melt the currant jelly. Stir in the 2 tablespoons sherry and 1 tablespoon soy sauce.

Anti Inflammatory Strawberry Passion Fruit Green Smoothie

This anti-inflammatory smoothie draws its bright tropical flavor from frozen passion fruit pieces available in the frozen fruit section of well-stocked supermarkets or natural-foods stores. To make this with fresh passion fruit, you’ll need 4 medium-size ripe purple passion fruits. Cut the fruits in half crosswise, gently scoop out the jelly-coated seeds, place in a blender (discarding shells) and puree until smooth. Freeze the puree in an ice cube tray before blending into the smoothie. If you can’t find passion fruit at all, substitute frozen pineapple.