Marinated Pork Roast with Red Currant Sauce
Ingredients
1/2 cup soya sauce
1/2 cup sherry
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp dry mustard
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp dried thyme, crushed
1 4-5 lb pork loin roast boned, rolled and tied
Currant Sauce
10 oz. jar currant jelly
2 tbsps sherry
1 tbsp soy sauce
Method
Blend first 6 ingredients. Place roast in plastic bag. Pour marinade in bag and close. Marinate 2 to 3 hours at room temperature of overnight in the fridge. Occasionally press bag against meat to districute marinade. Remove meat from marinade; place on rack in shallow roasting pan. Roast uncovered at 325 for 2.5 to 3 hours. Baste with marinade during last hour. Serve with Red Currant Sauce.
Currant Sauce
In a small saucepan, heat one 10 oz jar currant jelly until melted; add 2 tbsps sherry and 1 tbsp soy sauce. Stir and simmer 2 minutes.
Notes
When you cook the roast make sure that you don't overcook it or it will be dry. In this day and age you can leave it "slighty" rare.
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