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Stuffing Stuffed Pork Roast - Pork Roulade

This pork roulade is an impressive stuffing stuffed pork roast loin that is perfect for family dinners, special occasions and dinner parties. It’s an impressive, spiral stuffed pork loin that’s easier to make than you think.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 people
Author: Becky Hardin

Ingredients

  • 1 3-pound boneless pork loin roast with fat cap
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 pound bulk pork or Italian sausage
  • 4 slices bacon cut into ¼” slices
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 stalk celery chopped
  • 1 Granny Smith apple peeled and diced
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 slices hearty white bread torn into pieces
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
  • ¾ cup chicken broth or stock

Instructions

  • Adjust the oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat oven to 325°.
    Line a large rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and set a V-rack wire rack inside. Spray the rack with nonstick cooking spray.

Season the Pork Loin & Rest

  • Butterfly the pork loin roast or ask your butcher to do this for you. Use paper towels to pat the pork dry and rub it on all sides with salt and sugar. Place the roast in a zipper-lock bag and refrigerate 1-4 hours.
    1 3-pound boneless pork loin roast with fat cap, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
    pat dry and season with sugar n salt

Prepare The Stuffing

  • In a large skillet, cook the sausage and bacon until the sausage has browned, the bacon is cooked through but not crispy.
    Transfer the meat to a paper towel-lined plate reserving 2 tablespoons of the rendered fat in the skillet.
    1 pound bulk pork or Italian sausage, 4 slices bacon
    cook sausage and bacon
  • Add the onion, celery and apple to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the onion, celery and apple are tender.
    Add the minced garlic and remove the skillet from the heat. Pour the onion mixture into a large mixing bowl and wipe out the skillet.
    1 yellow onion, 1 stalk celery, 1 Granny Smith apple, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, 2 cloves garlic
    apple, onion, celery cooked along with minced garlic
  • Add the reserved sausage/bacon mixture to the onion mixture, in the bowl, and stir well.
    mix sausage/bacon with vegetables mix in glass bowl.
  • While the above cooks, place the bread, sage, rosemary and thyme in the bowl of a food processor and pulse the mixture into coarse crumbs.
    2 slices hearty white bread, 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage, 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary, 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
    bread and herbs mix prepared in food processor
  • Set the skillet over medium heat and add the butter. When the butter melts, add the coarse breadcrumb mixture and stir until the breadcrumbs are lightly toasted, for about 3 minutes (do not allow the breadcrumbs to burn).
    Add the breadcrumb mixture to the sausage/onion mixture and stir well. Set aside.
    2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    roast the breadcrumb mix with butter until brown.

Prepare For Pork Roulade

  • Remove the pork from the fridge and set it in a second large baking tray. Pat it dry with paper towels and arrange it, fat cap down, on the tray.
    pat dry the prok loin
  • Cover the pork with the sausage/onion stuffing, leaving a ½-inch border on all sides.
    cover pork loin with sausage/apple stuffing
  • Cut 7 (10-inch) pieces of kitchen twine and set them next to the work area.
    Roll the pork tightly and tie it at 1-inch intervals along the length of the roast. Season it on all sides with kosher salt and black pepper.
    tie pork loin with twine once rolled

Cook The Pork Roulade

  • Heat the large skillet over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons oil. Place the roast in the skillet and brown on all sides (about 3 minutes per side).
    2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
    roast the pork roulade on stovetop, 3 minutes each side.
  • Set the roast in the V-rack wire rack on the rimmed baking sheet, fat side up, and set it in the oven. Pour the chicken stock under the roast in the bottom of the baking sheet.
    ¾ cup chicken broth or stock
    place the stove-top roasted pork roulade on the baking sheet
  • Roast the pork 50-60 minutes or until the thickest, middle part of the pork registers 145°F on a meat thermometer.
    Remove the roast from the oven, tent loosely with foil, and let it rest 10-20 minutes before slicing. Remove the kitchen twine before slicing.
    twine removed and pork roulade is ready to cut
  • If desired and if there is enough, pour any rendered juices from the bottom of the pan through a mesh strainer and serve alongside the roast.

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Notes

Adapted from Melissa d’Arabian, Food Network & Cook’s Country
  • Use local pork that is reared outside if you can.
  • Seer the roulade in a skillet before placing in the oven, it helps the outside get nice and crispy and keep the juices in.
  • Let the pork rest for at least 10 minutes, before carving and serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 165mg | Sodium: 1123mg | Potassium: 884mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 122IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 2mg