**Crown Roast of Pork with Cranberry Stuffing: A Majestic Feast for Special Occasions**
Indulge in the grandeur of a Crown Roast of Pork, a centerpiece dish that commands attention at any special gathering. This majestic roast, meticulously crafted from a rack of pork ribs, is a culinary masterpiece that embodies elegance and flavor. Perfectly complemented by a tangy and sweet cranberry stuffing, this dish offers a harmonious blend of savory and fruity notes that will tantalize your taste buds. From the preparation of the pork to the stuffing and roasting techniques, our comprehensive guide provides you with step-by-step instructions to ensure a perfectly cooked and visually stunning crown roast. Additionally, we present a selection of delectable stuffing variations, including a classic bread-based stuffing, a nutty wild rice stuffing, and a vegetarian stuffing made with quinoa and dried cranberries. With our detailed recipes and helpful tips, you'll be able to create a crown roast that is not only visually stunning but also bursting with flavor, making it the star of your next special occasion meal.
CROWN PORK ROAST WITH APPLE-CRANBERRY STUFFING
For something different this holiday season, give your guests the royal treatment by serving this impressive pork roast. The fruity stuffing doubles as a side dish. -Donna Goutermont, Juneau, Alaska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h35m
Yield 14 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Combine the salt, pepper and sage. Place roast, rib ends up, in a large shallow roasting pan; sprinkle with salt mixture. Cover rib ends with foil. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/2 hours., For stuffing, melt butter in a large skillet. Add onion and celery; saute until tender. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the apples, cranberries, thyme, salt and pepper. Add bread crumbs and toss to coat. Stir in broth., Carefully spoon stuffing into the center of roast. Bake 45-60 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Transfer to a warm serving platter. Remove foil. Let roast stand for 15 minutes. Cut between ribs to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 472 calories, Fat 22g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 109mg cholesterol, Sodium 761mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 42g protein.
THE ULTIMATE PORK CROWN ROAST
Provided by Tyler Florence
Categories main-dish
Time 5h45m
Yield 12 to14 servings
Number Of Ingredients 32
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Set rack on the bottom third of the oven so the roast will fit completely inside.
- In a small mixing bowl or mortar and pestle, combine thyme, sage, garlic, and salt and pepper, to taste, and mash to break up herbs and garlic. Add oil, about 1 cup, and combine with pestle.
- Take crown roast of pork and if your butcher hasn't already prepared it, clean the bones of meat with a boning knife (French them) and make a small cut into the meat in between each rib so you can wrap it into a circle easily; save the scraps. Rub the pork all over with the herb mixture. With the ribs on the outside, wrap the rack around onto itself so the ends meet and secure with kitchen twine so it holds its crown shape. *Cook's note: if you are doing this by yourself, using a skewer to help hold its shape while you wrap the kitchen twine around the roast.
- Place in a roasting pan. Add the scraps into the bottom of the pan alongside the roast. This will help add flavor to your sauce. Set aside to bring the pork to room temperature prior to cooking.
- Fill the cavity with Apple Pecan Stuffing.
- Cover the stuffing and the tips of the rib bones with foil then place the whole roast in the oven and bake for 2 hours and 20 minutes, an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should register 150 degrees F when done. About 30 to 45 minutes prior to doneness, remove the foil to brown the stuffing and create a crust. Remove from the oven, loosely cover with foil and allow to rest for 30 minutes before cutting. Serve with Apple Pecan Stuffing and Gravy. Garnish with watercress, if desired.
- Set a large saute pan over medium heat and add olive oil, sage and thyme sprigs. As the oil heats up the herbs will crackle and fry, infusing the oil. Remove the sage and thyme and set aside on a paper towel to drain - these can be as a garnish, if desired. Add onions to the pan and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes until caramelized. Season with salt and pepper. Remove onions from pan and add apples. Crush the pecans and add to the pan. Add more oil, if needed and season with salt and pepper. Gently saute until pecans are lightly toasted and apples are just cooked slightly - about 3 to 5 minutes. In a large mixing bowl whisk together egg, cream, chicken stock, and salt and pepper, to taste. Add torn sourdough, caramelized onions, apples, pecans and chopped parsley. Using a wooden spoon, mix the stuffing until well combined.
- Place carrots, onion, celery, turnip, apple and garlic in a food processor and pulse until you have a coarse textured puree. Once roasting pan comes out of the oven (and meat is removed) set it over medium-high heat on the stove. Add a 2-count of olive oil then add vegetable puree. Sweat for 7 to 8 minutes until most of the moisture has cooked off, then dust with flour. Cook for 2 more minutes stirring well to incorporate all the flour with the fat in the pan. Add the apple liqueur and scrape the bottom of the pan. Gradually add chicken stock, stirring as you go to ensure there are no lumps. Bring to a simmer and season well with salt and pepper. Simmer then remove from heat and strain through a sieve - it's okay if some of the pulp goes through as this will naturally add body to the gravy.
CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH ONION AND BREAD-CRUMB STUFFING
Steps:
- Make stuffing:
- Cook onions with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in 3/4 stick butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Continue to cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until onions are pale golden, about 10 minutes more. Add sage, marjoram, and pepper and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Add vinegar and wine and boil, stirring occasionally, until liquid is evaporated, then remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, cook bread crumbs and remaining teaspoon salt in remaining 3/4 stick butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately low heat, stirring, until golden and crisp, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Reserve 1 cup onion mixture, covered and chilled, for sauce. Transfer remaining mixture to a large bowl and stir in ground pork, celery, and crumbs.
- Cook roast and stuffing:
- Put 1 oven rack in lower third of oven and another on bottom of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Stir together sage, marjoram, salt, and pepper in a small bowl, then rub over outside and bottom of roast. Put roast in a small flameproof roasting pan and mound 2 cups stuffing loosely in center, then add water to pan. Transfer remaining stuffing to a buttered 2-quart baking dish and chill until ready to bake.
- Roast pork in lower third of oven, covering stuffing and tips of ribs with a sheet of foil after about 30 minutes and adding more water if pan becomes dry, until thermometer inserted 2 inches into center of meat (do not touch bones) registers 155°F, 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours total.
- Bake remaining stuffing (next to or under roast, starting 30 minutes before roast is done), covered with foil, 30 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425°F (after removing roast from oven) and continue to bake stuffing, uncovered, until top is crisp, 15 to 20 minutes more.
- Transfer pork to a platter and let stand 30 minutes.
- Make sauce while pork stands:
- Transfer pan juices from roasting pan to a gravy separator or a glass measure and skim off fat. Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners, then add wine to pan and boil over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Add reserved onion mixture, broth, pan juices, and any juices on platter from roast and bring to a simmer. Restir cornstarch mixture and add to pan, whisking, then simmer 2 minutes. Add butter and swirl pan until incorporated. Season with salt and pepper.
- Carve pork and serve with stuffing and sauce.
CROWN ROAST OF PORK
Just as impressive as crown roast of lamb, this pork roast is heartier, easier to prepare, and significantly less expensive-but still a sight to behold.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread out bread pieces on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, about 25 minutes. Remove. Raise oven temperature to 400 degrees.
- While bread toasts, melt butter in a large saute pan over medium-low heat. Add onions and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add pancetta. Raise heat to medium-high; cook, stirring, until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Stir in prunes, pine nuts, and 1 tablespoon rosemary. Transfer to a large bowl. Let cool completely.
- Stir reserved bread, the stock, and wine into onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper, and set aside.
- Rub pork all over with salt, pepper, and remaining 2 tablespoons rosemary. Transfer to a roasting pan. Loosely fill cavity with stuffing. Transfer remaining stuffing to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Cover pork with foil. Roast until thickest part of pork (avoiding bones) registers 160 degrees, about 2 hours. While pork roasts: Bake stuffing, uncovered, until heated through and crisp, about 45 minutes. If desired, roast pears and apples in another 9-by-13-inch baking dish until soft and apples burst, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Let pork stand 20 minutes. Garnish with pears, apples, and rosemary sprigs, if desired. Serve with stuffing.
STUFFED CROWN ROAST OF PORK
A savory sausage stuffing accompanies this royal crown roast of a pork. It's fit for a king!
Provided by MARBALET
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Roast Recipes
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- To Make Stuffing: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. When foam subsides add onion and saute, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes. Stir in celery and apples; saute (without browning) about 5 minutes longer. Scrape skillet contents into a large mixing bowl. Add bread crumbs, ground pork, sausage meat, parsley, sage, salt and pepper. Mix together gently but thoroughly. (Note: Do not taste the uncooked stuffing, for it contains raw pork; instead, fry a small ball of the stuffing in the skillet, then taste and season with more salt and pepper as necessary).
- Fill the center of the crown with the stuffing, mounding it slightly. Cover it with a round of aluminum foil and wrap the ends of the chop bones in strips of foil to prevent them from charring and snapping off.
- Place the crown on a rack in a shallow roasting pan just large enough to hold it comfortably, and roast in the center of the oven, undisturbed, for about 3 hours or until internal temperature of meat is 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). (Note: 30 minutes before pork is done, remove the foil from the top of the stuffing to allow the top to brown.)
- Carefully transfer the crown to a large, heated, circular platter, strip the foil from the ends of the chops and replace it with paper frills. Let the crown rest for about 10 minutes before carving and serving. To Carve Pork: Insert a large fork in the side of the crown to steady it and, with a large, sharp knife, cut down through each rib to detach the chops. Two chops per person is a customary portion accompanied by a generous serving of the stuffing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 970.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6.6 g, Cholesterol 339 mg, Fat 59.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 95.9 g, SaturatedFat 21.3 g, Sodium 819 mg, Sugar 1.6 g
CROWN PORK ROAST WITH CRANBERRY STUFFING
For an elegant holiday presentation or fancy dinner party, this standing rib roast is the schizzle! Asking your butcher to prepare a crown pork roast for you makes this easy.
Provided by 2Bleu
Categories Pork
Time 3h30m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- TO MAKE STUFFING: Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add celery and onion, and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in stuffing mix and remaining ingredients, stirring just until mix- hire is moistened. Remove 2 cups unbaked stuffing, and reserve to stuff in pork roast. Spoon remainder into a lightly greased baking dish. Bake the remainder covered, at 325° for 30 to 35 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
- TO MAKE ROAST: Preheat oven to 325°F Rub salt and pepper evenly over all sides of crown pork roast. Place roast (rib tips up) into a 1 quart round soufflé or bundt pan. Place sprigs and sage leaves over top. Place dish onto a roasting pan. Bake for 2½ hours.
- Remove roast from oven. Using a baster, remove the juice and drippings and place them into a medium saucepan to make the gravy later. Spoon 2 cups reserved unbaked cranberry stuffing into center of roast; cover the stuffing and rib tips with a small piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake roast for an additional 45 minutes to 1 hour or until meat thermometer registers 155°.
- Remove from oven and begin making the gravy and allow the roast to stand before slicing.
- MAKE THE GRAVY: Heat the juice, drippings, flour and milk over medium heat, whisking constantly to get a smooth consistancy and thicken, about 5 minutes or until thickened to your liking.
CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH STUFFING
I make this roast every Christmas, much to the delight of family and friends. The recipe was passed down from my mother, so I've been using it for years. The succulent stuffing is oh-so-tasty! -Martha Forte, East Setauket, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h55m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Rub 1 tablespoon oil over entire roast; place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Cover rib ends with aluminum foil. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-3/4 hours., For stuffing, in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the onions, carrots, celery and garlic in remaining oil until tender. Stir in the potatoes, parsley, fennel, salt, pepper and reserved sausage. Carefully spoon into center or roast., Bake 1 hour longer or until a thermometer reads 160° and meat juices run clear. Replace foil with decorative frills if desired. Remove stuffing to a serving bowl; slice roast between ribs.
Nutrition Facts :
CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH CRANBERRY STUFFING
The appearance and flavor of this roast will surely impress your quests!
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 4h30m
Yield 8-10 Servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine spice rub ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside. Heat corn oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add celery, onions and 2 tablespoons of spice rub. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender but not browned. Add cranberries and apricots; cook 1 to 2 minutes, or until heated through. Transfer to a large bowl. Add bread cubes to cranberry-and-onion mixture and toss. Stir in chicken broth. Rub remaining spice rub on exterior and interior of roast; transfer to a roasting pan. Fill cavity of roast with stuffing. Cover stuffing and rib tips with foil. Place on lower oven rack and bake at 350degreesF for 3-1/2 to 4 hours, or until roast is well browned and internal temperature is at least 155degreesF. Remove from oven and let roast rest for at least 10 minutes. Slice the roast between the bones and serve with stuffing.
CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH APPLE STUFFING
Categories Onion Pork Roast Dinner Apple Bacon Celery Fall Parsley Jam or Jelly Gourmet Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Make stuffing:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spread bread squares in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan and bake in middle of oven until dry and lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Leave oven on (for roast) and cool bread.
- Cook onion and celery in butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in apples, sugar, salt, pepper, sage, thyme, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Reduce heat to low, then cook, covered, stirring, until apples are tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in bread squares, parsley, and chives.
- Make roast:
- Set oven rack in lower third of oven. Sprinkle roast inside and out with salt and pepper and put in a large flameproof roasting pan. Mound stuffing in cavity. Wrap tips of rib bones with foil to prevent burning, then wrap meat below bones with overlapping bacon strips, securing them with wooden toothpicks.
- Roast pork in middle of oven, covering stuffing loosely with foil after 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer registers 155°F when inserted 2 inches into center of meat (do not touch bones), 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours total.
- Transfer roast to a carving board and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 15 to 20 minutes. (Temperature of meat will rise to 160°F; meat will be slightly pink.)
- Make pan sauce:
- Skim fat from pan drippings. Straddle pan across 2 burners and add water, then deglaze pan by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits. Pour through a fine sieve into a saucepan, discarding solids.
- Add jelly and any juices accumulated on carving board, then simmer sauce, whisking occasionally and skimming any fat that rises, until jelly is melted, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove all foil from roast and carve into chops by cutting between ribs.
Tips:
- Choose the right cut of pork: A crown roast of pork is a great choice for a special occasion meal. It's a boneless, rolled pork loin that is roasted on its side, giving it a dramatic presentation.
- Stuff the roast: Stuffing the roast adds flavor and moisture to the meat. You can use a variety of stuffing recipes, but a classic cranberry stuffing is always a good choice.
- Roast the pork at a high temperature: This will help to create a crispy, golden-brown crust. Be sure to use a meat thermometer to make sure that the pork is cooked to the desired doneness.
- Let the roast rest before carving: This will allow the juices to redistribute throughout the meat, making it more tender and flavorful.
- Serve the roast with a variety of sides: Mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, and a cranberry sauce are all great choices.
Conclusion:
Crown roast of pork with cranberry stuffing is a delicious and impressive dish that is perfect for a special occasion meal. With a little planning and preparation, you can easily make this dish at home. Be sure to follow the tips above to ensure that your roast turns out perfectly.
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