Diabetic, Low-fat Caribbean Quick Roast

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup canned crushed pineapple
• 2 tablespoons steak sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice or 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 green onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 small hot banana pepper, seeded and sliced (or 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper)
• 1 premium quick roast (about 1 lb.)

Recipe

• 1 in small saucepan, combine pineapple, steak sauce, curry powder, ginger, allspice, garlic, onion and banana pepper.
• 2 simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
• 3 set aside 1/3 cup of this sauce mixture.
• 4 remove netting from roast.
• 5 insert meat thermometer lengthwise into centre of roast so that shaft is not visible.
• 6 place on rack in ovenproof skillet or shallow pan.
• 7 brush surface of roast with sauce mixture remaining in saucepan.
• 8 cook 1 lb.
• 9 roast, uncovered, in 350 degrees oven 50 to 60 minutes or until thermometer reads 155 degrees for medium.
• 10 remove roast to cutting board; tent with foil for 5 minutes to allow temperature to rise 5 degrees.
• 11 cut into thin slices across the grain and serve with the reserved 1/3 cup sauce.