ORANGE GLAZED PORK LOIN

 

Roast at 325 degrees for 2 hrs.
makes 4 to 6 servings


1 pork loin (about 3 lbs) 1 Tblsp orange zest
1 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup orange juice
1/2 tsp pepper 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger 2 cups water
1 Tblsp cornstarch 1 1/2 tblsp worchestershire sauce

 

(1.) Rub meat with salt, pepper, and ginger.

(2.) Place pork on a rack in a roasting pan.
Insert meat thermometer into the loin not in the fat.
Pour 1 1/3 cups of water into orasting pan.

(3.) Roast in slow oven (325) for 1 hour.
 
(4.) While meat is roasting, prepare orange glaze
Combine orange zest and juice, brown sugar and
worchestershire sauce in small bowl; blend well.
Remove and reserve 2/3 cup for sauce.
 
(5.)Brush prok with remaining glaze. Continue
roasting, brushing occasionally with glaze
until meat is nicely glazed and thermometer
registers 170 degrees or about 1 hour longer.
Remove roast from oven to heated platter.
 
(6.) For Orange Sauce: Combine reserved glaze
with remaining 2/3 cups of water and cornstarch
in small saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens and bubbles; about 1 minute
Slice loin; serve with orange sauce.