Black Forest Pork Loin

Photo: flickr user Paul Keller

Ingredients

5 lbs. pork loin roast, boneless

8 cloves garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon caraway seeds

8 ounces Kirshwasser, cherry liquor

1 can black cherries, pitted

1 pkg. McCormick pork gravy mix, prepared Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Season the pork with garlic, caraway seeds, salt and pepper. Place pork in a roasting pan with cup of water. Roast pork in an oven at 350 degrees F for 2 1/2 hours. Remove pork from roasting pan and slice into 1/4-inch slices. Take drippings from pork and place in a saucepan.

Arrange pork slices back in the roasting pan. Add the Kirshwasser to the drippings along with the prepared pork au jus. Bring to a boil and reduce by 1/3. Add the cherries and spoon sauce over pork. Place back in oven to bring back to serving temperature. Serves: 8-10. (Prep and Cooking Time: 3 hours)