Crown Roast Of Pork With Apple Fig And Cherry Stuffing

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This is all out christmas dinner. You'll get the ooo's and ahh's and who doesn't like pork and fruit combos? you might want to make extra stuffing to bake on the side if you have stuffing lovers at the table.

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Steps

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Preheat oven 425f.

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Rub the roast all over with garlic , thyme , olive oil , generously salt and pepper to taste.

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Saut the apples , figs , cherries and almonds in butter , stirring constantly , for about 3 minutes.

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Remove from heat and stir in applesauce , dark brown sugar , 1 / 2 cup wine and stuffing mix.

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Spoon into center of roast.

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Place rosemary sprigs on top of stuffing.

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Cover stuffing and exposed ends of ribs with aluminum foil.

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Roast pork for 20 minutes , then reduce heat to 350f and continue roasting until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 150f , approximately 2 hours.

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Transfer the pork to a platter and let stand for 15 minutes.

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Ingredients

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center-cut pork loin, garlic, fresh thyme, olive oil, salt and pepper, granny smith apples, dried fig, dried cherries, almonds, butter, applesauce, dark brown sugar, muscat wine, herb seasoned stuffing mix, fresh rosemary