Apricot-Pistachio Rolled Pork

Name: Apricot-Pistachio Rolled Pork
Prep time: 5 h 35 min
Cook time: 5 h 35 min
Total time: 5 h 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters apricot brandy or apricot nectar; 59 milliliters apricot preserves; 1 Tbsp butter or margarine; 59 milliliters coarsely crushed cracker crumbs; 118 milliliters chopped dried apricots; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 0 teaspoons garlic salt; 0 teaspoons pepper; 2 Tbsps chopped pistachio nuts; 2 kilograms single uncut boneless pork loin roast; 0 teaspoons salt

Apricot-Pistachio Rolled Pork

Apricot-Pistachio Rolled Pork requires roughly 5 hours and 35 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 257 calories, 35g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of apricot nectar, garlic salt, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

To cut pork roast into a large rectangle that can be filled and rolled, cut lengthwise about 1/2 inch from top of pork to within 1/2 inch of opposite edge; open flat. Repeat with other side of pork, cutting from the inside edge to the outer edge; open flat to form rectangle.

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Pork Roast

Pork

Sprinkle apricots, 1/2 cup nuts, the garlic, salt and pepper over pork to within 1 inch of edge. Tightly roll up pork, beginning with short side. Secure with toothpicks, or tie with string. Pierce pork all over with metal skewer.

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Salt And Pepper

Apricot

Garlic

Nuts

Pork

Roll

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Metal Skewers

Toothpicks

Brush brandy over entire surface.

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Brandy

Let stand 15 minutes.

Brush again with remaining brandy. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.

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Brandy

Heat oven to 325°F.

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Oven

Place pork, fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of pork. Roast uncovered 1 hour 30 minutes.

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Meat

Pork

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Kitchen Thermometer

Roasting Pan

Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons nuts and garlic salt; cook and stir 1 minute. Cool slightly.

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Cracker Crumbs

Garlic Salt

Butter

Nuts

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Sauce Pan

Brush preserves over pork.

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Preserves

Pork

Sprinkle with crumb mixture. Roast uncovered 30 to 60 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 160°F. Cover and let stand 15 minutes before serving for easier carving.

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