Slap Ya Mama and Brown Sugar Crusted Pork Roast with Savory Slap Ya Mama Applesauce

Slap Ya Mama and Brown Sugar Crusted Pork Roast with Savory Slap Ya Mama Applesauce
by Susan Whempner

For the Pork Roast:

3 lb. boneless pork loin roast
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. Slap Ya Mama regular seasoning

Combine brown sugar and Slap Ya Mama seasoning in a small bowl. Coat a rack and roasting pan with non-stick cooking spray. Cover every inch of the pork roast with brown sugar mixture. Place roast on rack, fat side up. Cover with foil and put in refrigerator for 1 hour. Take roast out of refrigerator and preheat oven to 375. Roast pork until internal temperature reaches 150 and the outside has a lovely crust. Take out of oven, cover with foil and let rest for 20 minutes (the internal temperature will continue to rise a bit). Slice and serve with Savory Slap Ya Mama Applesauce (recipe below). 

For the Applesauce:

1 1/2 cups of your favorite homemade applesauce (my grandmother's recipe is below)
1/4 plus 1/8 tsp. Slap Ya Mama regular seasoning

Mix applesauce and seasoning together and let it hang out in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Warm up for a few seconds in microwave or serve cold with pork roast. Enjoy!

Homemade Applesauce

3 1/2 to 4 lbs. Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and sliced

Unsweetened, unfiltered apple juice

Place the sliced apples in a pot and pour in enough juice to cover about halfway up the apples (you can always add more if needed). Bring the apples and the juice to a boil and then simmer covered for about half an hour (stir once in a while). Use a ladle to remove some of the liquid if there seems to be too much (it's all in your preference). Take the lid off the pot, turn up the heat some and cook it down for about 15 more minutes, stirring often. The apples should break down nicely. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon after pulling sauce off the heat. Cool and store in refrigerator. Enjoy!