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Bring out the festive mood of your guests. Serve this flavorful roast with sliced new potatoes, glazed carrots, green salad and a pound cake with orange glazing.

Fiesta Pork Roast

6 to 7 pound pork loin roast
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups water
8 small whole onions, peeled
8 small oranges, peeled
3/4 cup currant jelly
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1. Combine salt, onion powder, garlic powder and pepper. Sprinkle on pork roast; rub into roast. Place roast in shallow roasting pan; insert meat thermometer. Roast at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour. Add water to pan. Place onions around roast. Combine currant jelly and hot pepper sauce; brush on roast and onions.
2. Continue to roast for 1 hour or until meat thermometer registers 155-160 degrees F. Remove roast; let stand 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.
3. Meanwhile, add oranges to hot liquid in pan; heat thoroughly.
4. Remove onions and oranges; keep warm.
5. To make gravy, combine 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup water; mix until smooth. Bring pan liquid to a boil; gradually stir in flour mixture. Cook and stir until thickened.

Serves 16.

Nutrition Facts
Calories 232 calories
Protein 27 grams
Fat 6 grams
Sodium 464 milligrams
Cholesterol 66 milligrams

Recipe provided courtesy of Pork: The Other White Meat.

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