Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2011

Served this wonderful roast to 10 family members, three of whom are chefs, they could not sing enough praise. Definitely want to have a meat thermometer on hand and let the roast rest to avoid overcooking. One small addition, 1/2 cup dried apricots.

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imnotthecook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2010

I like this recipe unstuffed. I like to season the roast with a rub of olive oil, Emerils, salt and pepper. Cover the bones with aluminum foil. I like to preheat the oven to a hot 450 then place the roast in and immediately turn the oven to 350 and depending on the weight (mine was 11 lbs) cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Remember the temp will continue to climb when you take it out to rest. Most important of all, LET IT REST! Don't be afraid of this relatively inexpensive, festive and delicious entree!

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Mark

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2010

I fixed this for New Years Eve dinner and it was outstanding. My first time cooking a crown roast; The Dirty Rice is wonderful, I used Italian sauage instead of giblets. The Cerolo mustard sauce is out this world. I really impressed my company and they told me they felt like they were at a 5 star restrauant.

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Linda Colman

Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2009

Stuffing was delicious I added craisons too! I cooked it seperately and then put it inside the crown roasst. That is what the butcher recommended and I am really glad I did. Internal temp of 175 is way over done. Take it out at 160 and let let sit. Perfect!

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madyson007

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2009

Delicious!!

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Lisa

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2009

This was okay but I just don't think that the sausage filling was really stuffing. I was wanting stuffing so I ended up disappointed.

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JennaLynn

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Glendale, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2008

Don't waste your time or money on this recipe. The "stuffing" was not good. Made this for family Christmas dinner and no one ate very much, especially the "stuffing." It was embarrassing. By the way, I am a good cook.

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KAYEMILLS

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: May 1, 2008

First time making crown roast, I made it for Easter and everyone loved it. The butcher seasoned it for me. I didn't put the ground pork in the stuffing just the sausage, sounded to salty to me otherwise. Wonderful combination in the stuffing with the apple, pork and sage.

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Jessa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2008

Easter will never be the same boring meal again. This was a magnificient hit in my house. Beware of the center getting done. Use your thermometer and you should be fine.

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Kelly

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wintersville, Ohio, USA

Living In: Hilliard, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2007

This was a great hit this Easter and made a wonderful impression on my husband and children. It was much easier to make than I had originally feared. I had always stayed away from this particular cut because it seemed so daunting. I happened upon one in the butcher shop, however, and my husband said 'go for it'. Pork is my favourite roast and I usually order a pork loin whenever I do a pork roast, but never done up so nicely. I followed the recipe to a 't' and it was wondeful -very, very easy and as I said earlier, made a huge impression. The ONLY problem was that we couldn't figure out to cook the inside of the roast without overcooking the outsides. We ended up just leaving the inside abit raw and then cut around it, and then recooked the pinker parts. The inside was almost raw after over 3.5 hours of cooking.

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