Fruit-Stuffed Pork Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 c. chopped apple
1/3 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. sliced celery
1/4 c. chopped dried pineapple or apricots
2 Tbsp. raisins
2 c. cornbread stuffing mix
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. dried marjoram
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 to 4 lb. boneless pork loin roast

Preparation

Melt butter in a large skillet.
Add apple, onion, celery, apricots and raisins.
Cook, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
Stir in stuffing mix, thyme, marjoram, salt and pepper.
Lay meat, fat-side up, on a cutting board. Butterfly by cutting in half horizontally almost through opposite side.
Cover cut-side with plastic wrap and pound to flatten.
Top with stuffing mixture, mounding slightly down center.
Pull sides together and secure with toothpicks.
Tie meat with string about 8 times.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours at 325\u00b0.