2poundboneless pork shoulder or loinwith skin attached
1teaspoonKosher salt
½teaspoonblack pepper
½teaspooncoriander
½teaspoonthyme
½teaspoonsage
1 ½cupschicken or vegetable broth
1-2apples
Apple Stuffing for Pork
3apples
1onion chopped
3clovesgarlic chopped
2tablespoonbutteror olive oil
½cupchicken or vegetable broth
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 340F. Sauté the onions in butter for 5 minutes over medium heat and then reduce heat to low and add the garlic. Cook everything together for 2 minutes.
Add chopped apples to the pan with onions. Stir and fry everything together for another 6-7 minutes, or until the apples are soft.
Add about half a cup of broth, as well as half of the salt and spices. Stir.
After another 5 minutes, the apples will become very soft and almost all the liquid will evaporate.
Using a sharp knife, gently cut the pork (not all the way through) to form slabs about ½-inch thick so it can be spread with the stuffing and rolled up. With some cuts you may be able to cut it into one large flat piece, but you will likely need to cut folds into the meat as shown with this boneless pork shoulder. Feel free to use a meat mallet to even out the slices.
Salt the pork with the remaining salt, and add spices and herbs. Spread the layers of pork with the apple stuffing mixture.
Roll like a jelly roll keeping the stuffing inside and tie up with kitchen twine.
Place the pork skin side down in a roasting dish. Add apple slices and pour in broth. Cover the roasting dish with foil (or a lid) and place in the preheated oven. Bake for 60 minutes.
Remove the foil, increase the temperature to 400F and roast for another 15 minutes.
Remove from broth and let the pork rest a few minutes before slicing to serve.
Notes
Remember to check for a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees F on a meat thermometer, for food safety.