Uncle Bills Rack Of Pork With Apricotcranberry Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a medium-size saucepan, add apricot jam, cranberries, orange juice, cinnamon and cloves and bring to a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Cook until sauce lightly thickens and cranberries begin to break apart, abou 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat and set aside.
• Season rack of pork generously with salt and pepper.
• Place the rack of pork in a small roasting pan; standing with ribs up.
• Roast the pork uncovered in preheated 350 F oven for 30 minutes.
• Brush pork ribs with 1/2 cup of sauce.
• Continue to roast, uncovered for another 20 minutes.
• Brush again with another 1/2 cup of sauce.
• Continue roasting, uncovered for 30 minutes longer or until meat thermometer inserted in the center of the pork registers 160 F.
• Brush rack of pork with a little more sauce, then let rest for 10 minutes to allow juices to set before cutting between ribs.
• Serve with remaining sauce alongside pork.

Steps:

• Place tenderloins on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients. Cook and stir until heated through., Slice the pork; serve 1-1/2 pounds with the apricot sauce. Refrigerate or freeze remaining pork for another use.