- Place roast, bone tips up on rack in a shallow roasting pan.. Season
with salt and pepper.
- Make a ball of aluminum foil and press into cavity to maintain shape.
- Wrap bone tips with foil.
- Insert meat thermometer, making sure the tip does not touch bone.
- Roast at 325 degrees until thermometer reaches 150 degrees.
For Stuffing and glaze:
- Dissolve sugar and bouillon in hot water, pour over apricots.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, apple, orange peel, salt,sage cinnamon and pepper.
- Add softened apricots.
- Cook celery and onion in butter until tender, add to stuffing.
- Remove foil from roast center, pack stuffing lightly into roast.
- Combine the glaze ingredients, spoon over meat.
- Return to oven and bake until thermometer register 160 degrees (total cooking time will be about 2-1/2 to 3 hours).
- Transfer roast to a warm platter, garnish with apricot halves and fresh sage.
- Slice between the ribs to serve. Yield: 12-16 servings
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