Receta Maple Syrup Glazed Pistachio Pork Roast
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Preheat oven to 325 F (165 C)
- Spread 24 of the shelled pistachios in one layer on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 4-5 min. Dump nuts on clean towel and let cold. Take off the skins by rubbing the nuts between two towels.
- Roughly chop the remaining pistachio nuts.
- Fold open the pork roast. Season the inside with salt & pepper and sprinkle with sherried apricots and the minced nuts. Tie off the roast.
- With a sharp knife, make 24 slits, 1-inch deep all over the roast. Insert a whole pistachio nut into each slit. Rub the roast with oil, thyme, rosemary and salt & pepper.
- Sear the roast in a skillet then place roast on a rack in a roasting pan and transfer to the oven. Insert meat thermometer and roast to an internal temperature of 170 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 1 3/4 to 2 hrs), basting several times with the maple syrup glaze, using a pastry brush, during the last half hour. When completed, transfer the roast to a serving platter. Reserve the pan drippings for the pistachio sauce.
- Maple Syrup Glaze:Combine the maple syrup, sherry, and cinnamon and pepper in a small bowl.
- Pistachio Sauce:Heat the roasting pan, with drippings, on the stove, and add in some boiling water to make approximately 1/2 c.. Scrape up the tidbits on the bottom. Add in maple syrup, sherry, soy sauce and cornstarch. Cook and stir till thickened. Add in pistachios and stir.
- Serve over roast.