Name: Roast pork with apricot stuffing
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/2 cup roughly chopped dried apricots; 1/4 cup unsalted pistachio kernels, chopped; 1 1/2 cup soft fresh breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoon wholegrain mustard; 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1.8 kilogram rolled pork loin roast; 2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 kilogram baby potatoes, halved; 800 gram pumpkin, unpeeled, cut into wedges; 2 teaspoon fennel seeds, chopped

Roast pork with apricot stuffing

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Serves 8

Prep

25M

Cook

1H 20M

Total

1H 45M

Ingredients

1/2 cup roughly chopped dried apricots

1/4 cup unsalted pistachio kernels, chopped

1 1/2 cup soft fresh breadcrumbs

2 tablespoon wholegrain mustard

1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

1.8 kilogram rolled pork loin roast

2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1 tablespoon salt

1 kilogram baby potatoes, halved

800 gram pumpkin, unpeeled, cut into wedges

2 teaspoon fennel seeds, chopped

Method

1.Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan forced. Combine apricot, pistachio, breadcrumbs, mustard and parsley in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

2.Remove ties from pork. Flatten on a board, skin-side up. Using a small sharp knife, score skin at 1.5cm intervals. Turn pork over; place stuffing along centre. Roll to enclose stuffing; tie with white, unwaxed kitchen string. Rub skin with half the oil and salt. Place pork on a wire rack in a roasting pan. Bake for 20 minutes.

3.Meanwhile, place potato in a medium saucepan. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil; cook for 5 minutes. Drain and return to pan. Shake pan to roughen potato surface. Place potato. pumpkin, remaining oil and fennel in a large bowl. Season with salt; toss to combine.

4.Reduce oven temperature to 200°C/180°C fan forced. Place vegies around pork: bake for 1 hour or until vegies are tender and pork is cooked. Transfer pork to a plate; cover with foil. Rest for 10 minutes before carving. Serve with vegies.

Budget tip: Large cuts of meat are often cheaper in winter, so shop around.
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