Microwave Pork Roast Baked Apples For 2 Recipes

ROAST PORK & APPLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tip the onion into a roasting tin and put the pork shoulder on top. Rub the pork skin with the oil and sprinkle with salt and the fennel seeds, if using. Tuck the garlic cloves under the side of the pork. Roast for 30 mins or until the skin begins to crackle up, blister and brown.
• Reduce heat to 180C/160C fan/gas 3, add the apples to the tin, and roast for about 2 hrs or until the meat is very tender when tested with a sharp knife. Lift the pork out to rest and spoon out the apple and onion.
• While the pork rests, make the gravy. Tip all the fat out of the tin, then put it over a low heat. Add a splash of stock, scraping any sticky bits off the bottom with a wooden spoon. Pour in the remaining stock, then bring everything to the boil. Squash in the garlic and remove the skin. Strain the gravy through a sieve into a jug. Serve the pork and crackling in slices with the roasted apple, onion and gravy, and either roast or mashed potatoes.

EASY SLOW COOKER APPLE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Place the apples and onion into the bottom of a slow cooker, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Rub the pork roast with salt and pepper, and place it on the layer of apples and onions in the slow cooker. Pour the applesauce over the roast, and dust the top with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Cook on High setting for 8 hours. Serve the roast topped with the sauce, apples, and onions.

MICROWAVE BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Core the apples, leaving the bottom intact.
• In a bowl, mix the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Spoon the sugar mixture into the apples and set a teaspoon (or more to your taste) of butter on top of each apple. Place the apples in a deep casserole dish and cover.
• Microwave for 3 1/2 to 4 minutes or until tender. Let the apples sit for a couple minutes before serving.

BAKED APPLES IN MICROWAVE

Steps:

• Wash and core apples.
• Make a shallow cut in the skin completely around each apple, one-inch from the bottom.
• This keeps skin from shrinking during cooking.
• Place apples in a glass baking dish or in individual custard cups.
• Place 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1/2 tablespoon butter into the core of each apple.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Cover apples with wax paper.
• Microwave on High for 10 to 14 minutes, or until tender.
• Let stand, covered, 3 minutes before serving.
• For one apple, use an individual custard cup or bowl and microwave for 2 to 3 minutes on High, for two apples, microwave 3 to 4 minutes on High.

MICROWAVE BAKED APPLES WITH GRANOLA FOR TWO

Steps:

• Cut apple in half lengthwise. With spoon, remove and discard core, making at least a 1-inch indentation in each apple half. Place each half in small microwave-safe bowl.
• Fill each apple half evenly with raisins and brown sugar; dot with margarine. Cover each with microwave-safe plastic wrap, venting one corner.
• Microwave each apple half on HIGH for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes or until apple is tender. Top each with granola. If desired, serve with a little milk, cream or fruit-flavored yogurt.

MICROWAVE PORK ROAST & BAKED APPLES FOR 2

Steps:

• Core and chop one apple.
• In small bowl mix chopped apple, raisins, syrup, sugar and cinnamon.
• Cut a pocket in the center of the roast.
• Stuff center of roast with half of fruit mixture.
• Place roast on roasting rack.
• Tie with butcher's string to secure stuffing.
• Microwave at High 2 minutes.
• Reduce power to 50%.
• Microwave 10 minutes, rotating 1/4 turn after half the time.
• Core remaining apples; place apples next to roast.
• Spoon remaining fruit mixture into apple centers.
• Baste roast with syrup from fruit mixture.
• Microwave at 50% 10 to 15 minutes, or until internal temperature of roast is 170 degrees.
• Check temperature in several places.
• Cover with foil.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Apples will tenderize after standing.

MICROWAVE POT ROAST FOR 2

Steps:

• Pierce both sides of meat thoroughly with fork.
• Place in 2-quart square casserole.
• Mix half of the beer, the salt and the pepper.
• Pour over meat, cover.
• Microwave at 50% 40 minutes, turning over 2 or 3 times during cooking.
• Arrange vegetables around sides of meat.
• Pour remaining beer over meat and vegetables, cover.
• Microwave at 50% 25 to 35 minutes, or until meat is fork tender.
• Let stand, covered 5 minutes.

MICROWAVE "BAKED" APPLE FOR ONE

Steps:

• prep your apple and place in a small bowl so the hole through the core is up.
• fill hole with sugar and cinnamon, can also add or substitute pumpkin/apple pie spice or cloves. add raisins if you like, drizzle of maple syrup, whatever.
• wrap tightly over the bowl with good quality plastic wrap. it must be air tight or this wont work. microwave on high for 5 min.
• the plastic wrap will have made a big bubble as it cooks, this is normal. it works like a steamer to cook the apple fast. when taken from the microwave (WITH POT HOLDERS) it will shrink wrap your apple, it's kinda fun to watch. now keeping those pot holder on, carefully pull off the plastic wrap with a fork, mind the live steam.
• let it cool for five min, serve alone or with ice cream, crumbled cookies, or a bit of evaporated milk.
• repeat until you have no apples or your stomach explodes.

MICROWAVE BAKED APPLES (W/ MINCEMEAT)

Steps:

• Core apples and place in a microwave-safe tray or deep dish.
• Stuff each apple hole with a little butter or margarine.
• Then, stuff each hole with a pinch of brown sugar and a 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon.
• Cover with plastic wrap and poke a few holes to allow steam to escape.
• Microwave on high for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Baste after 10 minutes once or twice from the sauce in the bottom of the tray.
• Just before apples are done add 1/2 c.
• mincemeat to each apple and warm though (Length of time to cook depends on the number of apples to be cooked and your microwave.) Serve with thick cream.

PORK ROAST WITH SPICED APPLES

Steps:

• Combine salt, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon; rub over roast. Place roast, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert a thermometer. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2-1/2 hours or until thermometer registers 160°. Cover and let stand 15 minutes before slicing. , In a medium skillet, combine the first six spiced apples ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened. Add apples; simmer, uncovered, until apples are just tender, stirring gently. Serve with sliced pork roast.