STUFFED CROWN ROAST OF PORK

Steps:

• Tie roast and place on a rack in a large roasting pan. Cover the bone ends with foil. Insert meat thermometer. Roast at 350° for 2 hours. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the pork and sausage until browned drain and set aside. In the same skillet, sauté onion in butter until tender. Add apple and celery cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add the cooked pork and sausage, crumbs, parsley, salt, pepper and sage mix well. Remove roast from oven. Carefully press a double layer of foil down through open center of roast to form a base for stuffing. Spoon stuffing lightly into crown. Return to oven and bake for 1 hour more or until thermometer reads 160°. Transfer roast to serving platter. Garnish with spiced crab apples if desired. Cut between ribs to serve.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997