Braised Pork Roast With Apple-Brandy Sauce

• 1 (2 1/2-pound) rolled boned pork loin roast
• 1 tablespoon dried rubbed sage
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
• Cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon margarine
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup thawed apple juice concentrate, undiluted
• 1/2 cup applejack (apple brandy)
• 1 (10 1/2-ounce) can low-salt chicken broth
• 2 2/3 cups chopped peeled Granny Smith apple (about 1 pound)
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

1. Unroll roast; trim fat. Combine sage, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; rub inside surface of roast with one-third of sage mixture. Reroll roast, securing at 1-inch intervals with heavy string. Rub outside surface of roast with remaining sage mixture.
2. Preheat oven to 425u0b0.
3. Place a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Add roast; brown on all sides. Remove roast from pan; set aside. Melt margarine in pan. Add onion and celery, and saute 5 minutes. Return roast to pan. Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, apple juice, applejack, and broth; pour over roast.
4. Insert a meat thermometer into thickest portion of roast. Cover and bake at 425u0b0 for 20 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 325u0b0 (do not remove roast from oven), and bake 30 minutes. Add apple; cover and bake an additional 30 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 160u0b0 (slightly pink). Remove roast from pan, reserving cooking liquid. Place roast on a platter; cover with foil. Let stand 10 minutes.
5. Combine water and cornstarch, and stir into reserved cooking liquid. Bring mixture to a boil, and cook 1 minute or until sauce is slightly thick. Serve sauce with pork.
6. Note: Use 1 cup apple juice concentrate and omit apple brandy, if desired.

loin roast, sage, thyme, salt, pepper, cooking spray, margarine, onion, celery, apple juice concentrate, applejack, lowsalt chicken broth, apple, water, cornstarch

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/braised-pork-roast-with-apple-brandy-sauce (may not work)