Recipe: Apple Stuffed Pork Crown Roast

Apple Stuffed Pork Crown Roast

8 pound pork crown roast
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon black pepper
2 cup cranberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup onion, diced
2 cup celery, sliced
3 cup bread, cubed
2 cup apple, sliced
1/2 cup apple cider
1 egg
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Rub roast with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Place ribs down, onto a rack, in a roasting pan. Roast at 325F for 2 hours. Combine sugar and cranberries, set aside. Heat butter in a Dutch oven over a medium flame. Add onions and celery. Heat and stir for 10 minutes. Stir in cranberry mixture, remaining salt and pepper, bread cubes, apples, cider, beaten egg, and poultry seasoning. Heat and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove roast from pan and rack; drain drippings and reserve for another use. Place roast, ribs up, onto rack, in roasting pan. Fill center with cranberry mixture. Roast at 325F for 60 minutes. Lightly cover stuffing with a piece of foil. Roast at 325F for another 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for 15 minutes. Serve hot. Serves 16.