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Cherry Almond Pork




List of Ingredients



• 1 (3 pound) boneless pork roast
  
• salt and pepper
  
• 1 (10 ounce) jar cherry preserves
  
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  
• 1/4 teaspoon each salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves
  
• 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
  






Instructions



1. Rub roast with a little salt and pepper, cover all sides of roast and press in with hands as you do. Place roast fat side down on a roast rack (wire cake cool rack will work over 9x13 pan) in a shallow pan. if ribs are on roast no rack is needed.
   
   
2. Roast uncovered in a 325 degree oven for about 2 1/2 hours.
   
   
3. Prepare the glaze: combine all of the latter ingredients with out nuts in a sauce pan. cook and Stir mixture untill it boils reduce heat and simmer for aobut 2 minuites stir occationally. Add the toasted nuts. Keep mixture warm.
   
   
4. 1/2 hour before serving time (approx 3 hours total)carefully spoon some of the warm mix over the roast. Continue cooking another 1/2 hour or till therm reaches safe eating temp (170), occationally spoon more glaze over meat as it cooks.
   
   
5. Remove roast useing 2 spatulas to carving board. Do not use forks as that will allow you to loose the juices. To allow these good juices to set let the roast stand for 15 minutes before carving.
   
   
6. Pour little glaze over carved roast for presentaion then pass the rest at the table.