Pork Roast with Pumpkin Pie Spiced Sweet Potatoes

Yield – 4 – 6 servings

Preparation Time - 10 minutes

Cooking Time -  1 1/2 hours

Ingredients

• 2 – 3 lb. pork roast
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 medium sweet potatoes or yams
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

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Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Add olive oil to an oven safe pan. Place roast in pan and brown on all sides over a medium-high heat.
• While the meat is browning, mix orange juice, honey, and spices in a small bowl.
• Once the meat is browned, pour half of the honey spice mix over the roast. Place a lid on the pot (or cover tightly with foil) and place it in the oven. Cook for 30 minutes.
• While the meat is cooking, wash and coarsely chop the sweet potatoes. I leave the skin on.
• Add the sweet potatoes to the pot and drizzle the remaining honey spice mix over the potatoes. Toss to coat the potatoes. Place lid back on pot and cook for 1 hour or until the roast reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees and the sweet potatoes are fork tender.

I place the pork roast and sweet potatoes on a platter and then spoon the drippings over the roast and potatoes. I serve this with a salad made of winter greens and topped with a sweet and tangy dressing like Orange Mustard Vinaigrette ^[6].