Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1/2 cup (packed) plus 1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
  • 1 3-pound boneless center-cut pork rib roast
  • 3 cups ruby Port
  • 1/4 cup chopped shallots
  • 1 3/4 cups beef stock or canned beef broth
  • 1 3/4 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
  • 1 fresh thyme sprig
  • 3 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • Chipotle-glazed Apples

Method

  • Mix first 4 ingredients and 1/2 cup brown sugar in small bowl.
  • Rub spice mixture over pork.
  • Place in large glass baking dish.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 375F.
  • Transfer pork to large roasting pan.
  • Reserve juices in glass dish.
  • Roast pork until thermometer inserted into center registers 155F., about 1 hour 45 minutes, basting with reserved juices from glass dish every 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, combine Port, shallots and remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar in heavy medium saucepan.
  • Boil until syrupy, about 25 minutes.
  • Add both stocks and thyme.
  • Boil until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 30 minutes.
  • Strain sauce.
  • Return to saucepan.
  • Mix any pan drippings from pork into sauce (do not scrape roasting pan).
  • Add butter; whisk until melted.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Cut pork into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
  • Divide among 6 plates.
  • Spoon Chipotle-glazed Apples alongside, dividing equally.
  • Spoon sauce over and around pork.