Stuffed Roast Suckling Pig |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Ingredients:
1 ( 17- to 20-pound) whole suckling pig |
2 teaspoons salt |
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage |
2 pounds mild bulk pork sausage, crumbled |
2 large onions, chopped |
2 cloves garlic, minced |
5 cups soft bread cubes |
3 cups raisin bread cubes |
2 medium-size cooking apples, unpeeled, cored, and chopped |
1 cup chopped walnuts |
1 tablespoon salt |
2 teaspoons pepper |
1 teaspoon dried whole thyme |
1 teaspoon ground marjoram |
5 eggs, beaten |
3/4 cup apple cider, divided |
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted |
fresh parsley sprigs |
spiced crab apples |
1 large apple |
2 red maraschino cherries |
Directions:
1. Have butcher dress pig, leaving head, tail, and feet intact. Wash pig thoroughly, and pat dry. Combine 2 teaspoons salt and sage; rub body cavity with mixture. Set aside.
2. Combine crumbled sausage, onion, and garlic in a very large skillet; sauté until sausage is browned and onion is tender. Remove from heat, and drain well. Stir in bread cubes, chopped apple, walnuts, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, thyme, and marjoram. Combine eggs and 1/4 cup apple cider; mix well, and add to sausage mixture.
3. Stuff mixture lightly into body cavity of pig; sew opening together securely using heavy string. Place a small block of wood in pig's mouth to prop jaws open. Insert meat thermometer into pig, being careful not to touch fat or bone. Transfer whole pig to a large roasting pan. Combine melted butter and remaining apple cider; mix well, and set aside.
4. Bake stuffed pig at 350° for 2 hours and 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 170°, basting frequently with apple cider mixture.
5. To serve, transfer stuffing from pig to a serving dish. Transfer whole pig to a large serving platter; garnish platter with parsley sprigs and spiced crab apples. Remove wood block from pig's mouth, and insert apple between jaws. Place maraschino cherries in eye sockets. Cut off legs; carve pork along spine, cracking backbone.
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