Recipe: Stuffed Leg of Pork

Stuffed Leg of Pork
Servings: 12

1 leg of pork 10 lbs
1 garlic head
2 tbs salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp pepper
1 lb onions
2 sour oranges

Stuffing:
2 tbs butter
2 tbs minced onion
1/2 lb pork meat
1/2 lb ham
1 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup dry wine

1/2 cup raisings
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup apples
1 tsp gravy seasoning
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp thyme
1/8 tsp pepper

Remove bone from leg without opening with sharp pointed knife. Marinate meat for at least an hour with crushed garlic, salt, cumin, oregano, pepper, onion rings, orange juice.

Saut the onion in the butter, add ground pork and ham and cook for a few minutes constantly. Add the remaining "stuffing" ingredients and cook for a further few minutes. Pile into leg and sew up the ends. Place in roasting pan fat side up. If desired, cover with brown sugar or malta. Cook in a 325 degree oven for 5 1/2 to 6 hrs approximately. Serve garnished with pineapple rings or maraschino cherries.