Pork Roast With Apple Stuffing Recipe

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Peggy Trowbridge Filippone
Peggy Trowbridge Filippone
Peggy Trowbridge Filippone is a writer who develops approachable recipes for home cooks. Her recipes range from Grandma’s favorites to the latest food trends.
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Updated on 02/15/22
Christmas dinner. Roasted pork loin with pork and apple stuffing and roast potatoes
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Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 2 hrs 30 mins
Total: 3 hrs
Servings: 8 to 10 servings

Savory apple stuffing is rolled up in the center of a deboned pork shoulder roast. Pork shoulder roast is a very inexpensive cut. Removing the bone, either by yourself or by your butcher, yields a slab of meat that is easy to stuff and slow-roast. I usually remove the tough skin, leaving a thin layer of fat on the pork. Some cooks like to leave it on. It's up to you. If you would like to serve apple stuffing as a side dish, simply double the ingredients and reserve half to bake in a separate bowl alongside the pork roast.

Ingredients

For the Apple Stuffing:

  • 1/2 cup diced celery

  • 1/2 cup diced sweet onion

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

  • 1 large Granny Smith apple, cut into 1/2-inch dice

  • 1 medium clove garlic, pressed

  • 1 cup chicken broth

  • 4 cups stuffing mix

  • 1/4 cup apple juice

  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage

  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme

For the Pork Roast:

  • 1 clove garlic, cut into slivers

  • 1 (5- to 7-pound) pork shoulder roast, deboned, see note below

  • Kosher salt, to taste

  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

  • 1 3/4 cups chicken broth

  • 1/2 cup apple juice

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a large baking pan with heavy-duty foil or have a large, heavy with a lid ready to go.

  3. In a large pot, gently saute celery and sweet onion in butter until onion is translucent. Add and pressed garlic; cook about 1 minute longer, stirring often. Add chicken broth and apple juice. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in sage and thyme. Then add stuffing mix, tossing gently to absorb the liquid. Let rest to cool.

  4. Place the deboned pork shoulder roast fat-side up on a cutting board. Sprinkle liberally with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Turn roast over and again sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. You may need to add a few cuts so that it lies open and flat.

  5. Poke holes in the meat with a sharp knife and insert garlic slivers into the pork.

  6. Pack cooled stuffing on top of the open pork roast. Roll one side to the other, lengthwise, to enclose the stuffing and secure with kitchen twine. Place roast seam-side down in the baking pan or Dutch oven. Pour chicken broth and apple juice around the bottom. Cover with a layer of heavy-duty foil and seal edges to the rim of the pan or cover with a tight-fitting lid.

  7. Bake about 2 hours. Remove foil and bake an additional 30 minutes until skin is browned. Center should read at least 170 F with a meat thermometer. Let rest 15 minutes before slicing to serve.​

Note: Some butchers will debone the pork shoulder roast at no extra cost, while others will charge a higher price. It's easy to debone the roast yourself in about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1133 Calories
80g Fat
21g Carbs
77g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8 to 10
Amount per serving
Calories 1133
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 80g 103%
Saturated Fat 28g 141%
Cholesterol 293mg 98%
Sodium 909mg 40%
Total Carbohydrate 21g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 77g
Vitamin C 10mg 49%
Calcium 112mg 9%
Iron 5mg 29%
Potassium 1182mg 25%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)