Maple-Glazed Pork Roast with Orange Essence

Name: Maple-Glazed Pork Roast with Orange Essence
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, maple syrup, preferably grade B; 1/8 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon, grated orange zest; pinch, ground cloves; pinch, cayenne pepper; 1 , boneless pork loin roast, preferably blade-end, (about 2 1/2 pounds), tied at even intervals along length with 5 pieces butcher's twine; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons, vegetable oil

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2003

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An unexpected (and easy) technique yields tender, juicy pork with a rich, clingy glaze that packs pure maple flavor—all in less than an hour.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1½ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

An unexpected technique yielded tender, juicy pork when we experimented with our maple-glazed pork roast recipe. We found that searing the roast first on the stovetop ensured a crisp, caramelized crust before reducing the maple syrup in the...

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