Roast Pork with Cranberry Glaze

There's nothing better than a roast pork for a holiday dinner. This cranberry pork roast recipe is particularly great.

• Calories: 370 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 2 (16 ounce) cans jellied cranberry sauce
• ½ cup cranberry juice
• 4 pounds pork roast

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mash cranberry sauce with a fork or a potato masher. Stir in sugar, cranberry juice, mustard, and cloves.

Step 2

Place pork roast in a large, roasting pan. Pour cranberry sauce mixture over the roast.

Step 3

Cook at 275 degree F (135 degrees C) for 6 to 8 hours, or until meat is tender. Remove roast, and keep warm.

Step 4

With a metal spoon, skim the fat from the liquid in the roasting pan. Pour 2 cups of the remaining roasting liquid (add water to fill out the measure if necessary) into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Blend cornstarch and cold water to make a paste; stir gradually into boiling liquid. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Add salt to taste. Serve with the roast.