Roast Leg Of Pork With Glazed Dried Fruits
- 20 pounds Bone-In Leg Of Pork in leg of pork
- 2 cups dry white wine
- 1 1/2 cups apple juice OR orange juice
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger root minced
- 2 tablespoons brown mustard
- 4 teaspoons orange zest finely shredded
- 18 ounces dried fig OR pitted dried plums, prunes
- 12 ounces dried apricot OR peaches
- 6 ounces dried apple OR dried pears
- 1 cup dried cherry OR cranberries
- 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley minced
- 1 tablespoon orange zest finely shredded
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place pork on a rack in large shallow roasting pan. Roast for 3 1/2hours to five hours or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part reads 145 degrees F. (About 15 minutes per pound.)
- While pork is cooking, in a large bowl, combine wine, apple juice, honey, ginger, mustard and 4 teaspoons of orange peel. Add dried figs, apricots, pears and cranberries; stir to combine. Let stand while pork roasts, stirring occasionally.
- About 45 minutes before pork is done, remove from oven. Spoon off excess fat.
- Add fruit mixture to roasting pan and continue roasting until internal temperature on a thermometer reads 145 degrees F. Remove roast from oven and cover with foil ; let rest about 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine parsley and remaining 1 tablespoon orange peel; set aside. Arrange pork and fruit on a serving platter. Sprinkle pork with parsley mixture.
pork, white wine, apple juice, honey, fresh ginger root, brown mustard, orange zest, prunes, peaches, apple, dried cherry, flat leaf parsley, orange zest
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Roast-Leg-of-Pork-with-Glazed-Dried-Fruits-2249281 (may not work)