To Heat Up Your Winter Menu (NAPSA)—Winter Glazed Roast Pork with Apples is an elegant, yet easy dish that will convince guests youve had formal culinary training. The porkloin is covered with a tangy a Tabasco sauce glaze, roasted to mouthwatering tenderness and hand- somely garnished with slices of sauted apples and onions. As temperatures cool down and appetites heat up, this warm andcolorful recipe is an ideal centerpiece for any sea- sonal feast. Winter Glazed Roast Pork with Apples a wy 4 cup red wine vinegar Meanwhile, combine red wine vinegar, sugar, water, ketchup, soy sauce, cornstarch and Tabasco sauce in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens; %4 cup ketchup minute. Set aside half of this sauce mixture. 1 (4-pound) boneless pork loin roast % teaspoonsalt % cup sugar % cup water 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1% teaspoons Tabasco brand pepper sauce 1 large white onion, cut in half and cut into 4-inch thick slices 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 large red cooking apples, cored andsliced Rosemary sprigs (optional) Preheat oven to 325F. Sprinkle pork loin roast with salt; place fat-side up in open roasting pan. Roast pork 1% hours or until the thermometer inserted in center reaches 160F. stirring constantly. Boil 1 During the last 30 minutes the pork is roasting, brush pork several times with half of the sauce mixture. When the pork has finished roasting, let stand 15 minutes for easier carving. Cook onion in butter and oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat 10 minutes; stirring occasionally. Add apple slices; cook 5 minutes or until onions and apples are tender. Toss apples and onions with remaining Tabasco sauce mixture. To serve, place roast on a large platter. Add onion and apple mixture. Garnish with rosemarysprigs, if desired. Makes8 to 10 servings.
