Pork Roulade
Ingredients
1 Package, Boneless Pork Loin
2 Tablespoons, Fresh Rosemary, Chopped finely
S&P
1 Tablespoon, Olive Oil
Kitchen string/twine
Stuffing Ingredients:
1 Bag (14oz), stuffing mix
1 Tablespoon, Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon, Butter, unsalted
S&P
2 Tablespoons, Fresh Rosemary, finely chopped
1/2 Cup, White Onion, chopped
1/2 Cup, Celery, chopped
1/2 Cup, Mushrooms, chopped (I used Baby Bella)
1/2 Cup, Granny Smith Apple, peeled & chopped
5 Tablespoons, Butter, unsalted
2 Cups, Chicken Broth
1/2 Cup, Craisins
Apple Cider Gravy Ingredients:
1 Cup, Chicken Broth
1 Tablespoon, All-Purpose Flour
1 1/4 Cups, Apple Cider
1 Teaspoon, Apple Cider Vinegar
S&P, add a good amount
2 Tablespoons, Butter, unsalted
Dash, Cinnamon or 1 Cinnamon Stick
Pan drippings
Instructions
Stuffing: Start by making your stuffing. On the stove, over Medium-High heat add the oil and 1 tablespoon of butter. Add onion, celery, mushroom and apple. Saute for about 5 minutes, add S&P and 2 Tablespoons of rosemary. Continue cooking for about another 5 minutes. In a mixing bowl, add your stuffing mix, the cooked veggies and toss to combine.
Heat your broth and butter over high high heat just until it starts to boil. Add broth to stuffing mix and add craisins. Mix until all combined, set aside.
Prepare the pork: slice the pork horizontally to open it up (butterfly the meat), without cutting all the way through. You want to have 1 flat piece of pork. Cover the pork with plastic wrap and pound the pork on each side to tenderize it and to thin it out slightly. Place the meat fat side down on your board and cover with your stuffing mixture. I pressed the stuffing mixture onto the pork so I got a nice even surface.
Start rolling up the pork, from a long end of the meat. Tie with your kitchen string/twine, cut off any excess string. Coat the outside of the pork with some of the fresh rosemary, S&P, rub on the meat.
On the stove, over medium-high heat add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, add the pork just to brown on each side.
Place the pork on a baking sheet (sprayed w/cooking spray) and cook at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or until the temperature on the meat reaches an internal temperature of 155 degrees. Take the pork out of the oven, cover with tin foil and let it rest for about 10 minutes.
Apple Cider Gravy: On the stove, over medium heat, add all your gravy ingredients. Using a whisk stir until well combined. As it starts to bubble, turn heat to low. Stir occasionally until nice and thick.
Tips
I loved the combination of the savory flavors with the sweetness of the craisins to the tartness in the apples.
The Pork turned out so tender you could almost cut it with a fork.
You can make a brown gravy but the Apple Cider Gravy went so well with this dish. It gave it just the right amount of tartness.
Deb Keyser says
The pork sounds delicious! Am making it for our annual Octoberfest on the 3rd! Can’t wait!
Dees_Kitchen says
It was so delicious! You’ll have to let me know how it turns out after you make it! Happy Oktoberfest!!
Deb Keyser says
The pork was fabulous- tender, juicy. The stuffing was amazing. The entire family raved over it!
Dees_Kitchen says
That’s so great!!! Glad it turned out fabulous for you and your family! Thanks so much for letting me know!
Colleen says
i can;t wait to try this for Christmas Eve dinner! How many does it serve? How big was the pork? Thanks!
Dees_Kitchen says
Hi Colleen, This recipe was so good! For most meats a good rule of thumb is about 1/2 lb. (8 oz.) per person, if all adults. If there are some guests that are children they don’t eat quite that much. You can cut nice, thick slices; I served 1 slice per person. If you think some guests will want seconds or leftovers then I would estimate slightly more per serving. The one pictured in my recipe served 5 and we had leftovers for about 4 more servings; so total of about 4.5 lbs. I hope this helps you. Let me know if you have any more questions. Happy Holidays!