This the one I have made for years and everyone loves it. So easy to do and tastes so good. Marinated Pork Roast ½ cup soy sauce ½ cup sherry 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp dry mustard 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp dried thyme 1 4 to 5 pound pork loin roast, boned, rolled and tied Cherry sauce Blend first 6 ingredients. Pour over meat in a plastic bag; set in deep bowl. Marinate in closed bag 2 to 3 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator. Occasionally press gab against meat to distribute marinade. Remove meat from marinade; place on rack in shallow roasting pan. Roast, uncovered at 325º for 2 ½ to 3 hours or till meat thermometer reaches 170º Baste with marinade during last hour. Serve with Cherry sauce. Serves 10 - 12 people. Cherry sauce 10 ounce jar cherry preserves 2 tbsp sherry 1 tbsp soy sauce Place all ingredients in a sauce pan and heat till preserves are melted. Serve over meat. I double the sauce recipe since it is so good and everyone puts it on their meat and rice. I serve this with steamed rice

I often use a slow cooker to cook a pork roast while I'm at work. More 'simmering' than boiling. The brand I use is a West Bend in which the pot can be removed from the heating element and used on the stove. Here's what I do: put a quart of cheap chicken stock in the pot, add a healthy amount of garlic and a good squirt of sriracha. Bring that to a boil on the stovetop, add the pork roast, return to a boil and then put the pot on the slow cooker's heating element and allow it to simmer for hours. After a few hours you have some juicy tasty fall-off-the-bone pork, with much of the fat simmered off and the rest of the fat easily separatable from the meat. Is it as good as Marcella Hazan's Pork Loin braised in Milk? No. Is it as good as oven roasted pork roast? No. But for the effort expended, it's pretty darn good. I'll often come home for lunch, start this dish, and let it simmer away until I come home after work. The leftovers make great sandwiches.

Thank you annainpa, Beverly and Lou. bumblebeez, I will have to try the harlequin pattern next time. It makes sense. That pattern will hold more seasoning and flavor. laceyvail, Thanks for the idea. I have looked at many recipes, I have not seen one similar to what you have done. It is a must try for me. sonopoly, thanks. I know you have a great sense of humor. So i dicided to have a little fun with you. :-) Beverly, there are two Spanish stores near me and I have seen Sazon seasoning on their shelves. I never knew what that can be used for. I will have to get some soon. dcarch

Linda - thanks for your prompt reply - and your method sounds simple (and tasty!) I have cooked a pork roast once or twice, but find that I keep opening the oven to check the internal temp, and that probably delays the whole cooking process. I am trying to put together a decent (simple) meal as a weeknight alternative to the 'quick' dishes I usually fall back on since invariably I am trying to put dinner on the table in between carpooling sessions. Tonight I have a window of opportunity between 6:15 and 7:30 to have a family (of four) dinner. I also have an oven that I can program to start while I am out (leaving the house at 5 for the first round, due back home at 6:15, before DS heads out to practice at 7:30.) The package says 'pork boneless rib roast' Is this interchangeable with a loin? Also - I did to a google search prior to posting here, with conflicting information re: roasting times and temps - some sites say 20 minutes a pound at 350 degrees - and others advise much longer -- sigh I found this recipe too, which says about 1 1/2 hours - which is why I turned to the experienced cooks on this forum, because I am confused! Here is a link that might be useful: rib roast recipe