Apple-Stuffed Pork Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small apple, chopped
1/2 cup soft breadcrumbs
1/4 cup celery, chopped
2 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
2 tablespoons green onions, sliced
1 dash ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons apple juice or 2 tablespoons apple cider, divided
3/4 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed of separable fat
1/2 cup apple juice or 1/2 cup apple cider
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
For stuffing, stir together the chopped apple, bread crumbs, celery, raisins, walnuts, green onion, and nutmeg.
Stir in 1 tablespoon of the apple juice or 1 tablespoon apple cider.
To butterfly the pork tenderloin, make a single lengthwise cut down the center of one narrow edge of the meat, cutting to within 1/2-inch of the other side. Spread the meat open.
Place knife in the \"v\" of the first cut.
Cut horizontally to the cut surface and away from the first cut to within 1/2-inch of the other side of the meat.
Repeat on the opposite side of the \"v\".
Spread these sections open.
Cover meat with clear plastic wrap.
Pound with a meat mallet to 1/2-inch thickness.
Spread stuffing over meat.
Roll up from one of the short sides.
Tie with string to secure.
Brush with some of the remaining 1 tablespoon apple juice.
Place meat on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
Roast, uncovered, in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or meat thermometer registers 170 degrees Fahrenheit; brush with the remaining 1 tablespoon apple juice or apple cider after 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan stir together the 1/2 cup apple juice or cider, cornstarch, and cinnamon.
Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
Serve with roast.
Makes 4 servings.