PORK LOIN ROAST WITH ORANGE AND GRAND MARNIER

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This is a classic French recipe. I won my wife's heart with this recipe. I like to serve this with mashed potates and steamed asparagus or broccoli. Enjoy.

Provided by Classic Chef

Categories     Pork

Time 2h20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 -4 lbs pork loin roast (boneless)
1 (8 ounce) can frozen orange juice
1 cup water
1 whole orange, peeled and sliced
3 ounces Grand Marnier (or to taste)
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  • Place roast in ungreased baking (roasting) pan, 9x11x2 or larger.
  • Make enough slits in roast to accommodate number of orange slices.
  • Push orange slices into slits.
  • Pour defrosted orange juice over roast.
  • Add water and mix well with orange juice in bottom of pan.
  • Sprinkle roast with cloves.
  • Bake at 300 degrees for approximately 2 hours, or until internal temperature is at 155 degrees.
  • Baste with sauces every 30 minutes.
  • Add water to sauce as necessary to prevent total evaporation.
  • Remove roast from oven and place roast on serving platter.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees.
  • Place roast back in oven.
  • Place roasting pan (with sauces) on burner over medium high heat.
  • Add heavy whipping cream (you may wish to add more Grand Marnier at this time for taste).
  • Cook (stirring gently) until slightly thickened (you want a sauce not a gravy).
  • Lower heat to simmer.
  • Remove roast from oven and slice in 1/2 inch slices.
  • Pour sauce into gravy boat and serve.

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