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Tony's Meat and Specialty Foods
Truly one of the most magnificent of all holiday entrees!
Impress your guest with this attractive Roasted Crown Loin of Pork. It is a real
show stopper!
A crown roast is usually done with lamb, veal, or pork. It makes for a handsome display for any dinner party. It is called a crown because it is two rib racks (usually 12 ribs from
one pork loin) that are bent into a circle and then tied together with
kitchen twine. The meatiest portion of the ribs forms the bottom of the
crown and face inward. A crown roast comes from the rib portion
of the loin - perhaps the tastiest of all cuts. The rib chops are "frenched," then they are slightly cut and cracked at the bone so that they can be bent into a crown shape.
Before roasting, the center is filled with an interesting stuffing. Before serving, frills are often added to the top of the bones to dress up the crown and to make for easier eating.
Roasted Crown Loin of Pork - Pork Crown
Roast Recipe
Recipe Type:
Pork,
Apples,
Onions
Yields: 10 to 12 servings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 hr
Ingredients:
Fruit Stuffing (see recipe below)
Whole loin of pork, tied into a circular crown
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 strips bacon
Where To Buy A Crown Pork Roast?
Generally a pork crown is ordered
ahead of time from a local butcher shop, gourmet
market. It is rarely found in your supermarket meat
counter.
How Many Servings?
It is generally suggest that you plan 3/4
to 1 pound
per person which is approximately one (1) rib bone per
person. The average Crown Roast will serve about 8 to 10
people. If you are serving fewer people, ask you butcher to
tie a smaller roasts for you.
To make a crown roast of pork, purchase two pork racks
and tie them into a circular crown. Your roast will be moister if the butcher
doesn't trim the big slab of fat that usually comes with this cut - cut the fat
off after the roast is cooked. NOTE: The
easiest way is to have your butcher trim the loin and form it into a crown and
tie it with a string. Also ask him to cut away the meat from the top bones so that the roast really resembles a crown.
P reparation:
Preheat oven to 450°F. Position oven rack in the bottom third of the oven.
Prepare Fruit Stuffing; set aside until ready to use. In a
small bowl, combine flour, salt, and pepper; rub the mixture over the outer fat of the crown loin of pork.
In a medium frying pan over medium-high heat, cook bacon until well done; remove
from back from the pan and crumble into small pieces. Place the crumbled bacon
pieces back into the frying pan with the back fat and mix together. Brush the outside bone of the pork with
the crumbled bacon and bacon fat mixture.
Place roast, bone tips up, on rack in a shallow
roasting pan. Fill the center of the crown (cavity) with the prepared Fruit Stuffing. Place aluminum foil over the Fruit
Stuffing to hold moisture in and keep the fruit from drying out. Also place a small piece of aluminum foil over each of the bone tips so that they will not burn.
Bake 10 minutes, uncovered, iat 450°F. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. and continue to roast until the internal temperature reaches the desired temperature
of 140° to 145°F
on a
meat
thermometer,
approximately 2 1/2 hours. (Allow about 20 to 25 minutes per
pound for roasting.) Rotate roasting pan halfway through cooking time. During
the last 15 minutes of cooking time, remove the aluminum foil from the Fruit
Stuffing and bone tips to allow them to brown.
 This
is the type of cooking and meat thermometer that I prefer and
use in my cooking.
I get many readers
asking what cooking/meat thermometer that I prefer and use in my
cooking and baking. I, personally, use the
Thermapen Thermometer
shown in the photo on the right. Originally designed
for professional users, the
Super-Fast Thermapen
Thermometer is used by
chefs all over the world. To learn more about this excellent
thermometer and to also purchase one (if you desire), just click
on the underlined:
Thermapen Thermometer.
 When roast is done cooking, carefully transfer roast to a warm serving platter.
(It is advised to have
someone to assist with this - place a spatula under the middle of the roast to
help hold the stuffing in.) Tent with aluminum foil and let roast stand 15
minutes before serving and carving (meat temperature will rise 5 to 10 degrees
after it is removed from the oven). Before serving, pour off the fat juices from the pan
As the whole Crown of Roast makes a beautiful presentation, present your Crown of
Roast to your guests before cutting.
Carving the roast: Remove the Fruit Stuffing to a serving bowl before cutting the
pork. Using a long, sharp knife, cut the roast into 1-rib servings.
Each serving will
yield a bone with a nice wedge of meat
attached to it, and a "filet" from each rib.
Allow about 3/4 pound to 1 pound per
person, or approximately one bone per person.
Serve with a spoonful of
the Fruit Stuffing.
Serves 10 to 12 people.
FRUIT STUFFING:
1 cup butter
2 large
onions, chopped
20 slices bread, cut into cubes
1 cup dried apricots
1 cup dried prunes
6
apples, peeled, cored, and chopped into medium-sized cubes
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
In a large pan over medium heat, melt the butter;
when it is bubbling, add onions and allow to cook
until they are soft, but not brown. Add bread cubes; stirring until mixed.
Remove from heat and set aside. In a large saucepan over medium heat, parboil
apricots and prunes in water for about 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and drain; cut into small pieces.
Add these to the prepared bread mixture. Add apples, stirring
to mix thoroughly. Add salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and
cloves. (If the mixture feels dry and has not melded
well, add a little water, wine, or bouillon.)
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