Calorie Control Council | Recipes: Grilled Loin of Pork with Tart Cherry Sauce

Grilled Loin of Pork with Cherry Sauce Grilled Loin of Pork with

Tart Cherry Sauce

Give a new taste appeal to this roast pork dinnertime favorite --
tart cherries in a red wine sauce are the perfect complement!

1 boneless pork loin roast (about 4 pounds), fat trimmed	Salt
Pepper	1 cup dry red wine
1/2 cup orange juice	3 tablespoons chopped shallots or onions
1 clove garlic, minced	1/4 teaspoon minced ginger root
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice	1/8 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons cornstarch	1/3 cup cold water
1 pound fresh or frozen cherries	1/4 to 1/3 cup NutraSweet® Spoonful™

Makes 12 servings

LIGHTLY SPRINKLE ROAST with salt and pepper; place on rack in roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of meat. Roast at 325 degrees until thermometer registers 170 degrees, about 2 hours.

HEAT WINE, orange juice, shallots, garlic, ginger root, allspice and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to boiling in medium saucepan; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

HEAT TO BOILING once more. Mix cornstarch and cold water; stir into boiling mixture. Boil, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in cherries; cook over low heat 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; cool 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in NutraSweet® Spoonful™. Slice port and arrange on platter; serve with Cherry Sauce.

NOTE: Tart Cherry Sauce is also excellent served with venison or other game.

Serving size: 1/12 recipe (approx. 4 oz. meat), 315 calories, 33 g protein, 9 g carbohydrate, 16 g total fat, 5 g saturated fat, 90 mg cholesterol, <1 g fiber, 99 mg sodium.

DIABETIC FOOD EXCHANGE: 4 lean meat, 1/2 fat, 1/2 fruit

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