Total time: 1 hr 50 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 1 hr 30 min • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy

Entertain family and friends with this delicious pork loin bursting with flavor. Five-spice powder (a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise and Szechuan peppercorns) gives the succulent roasted-pork a little heat. The marmalade glaze add a beautiful shine to the pork and a sweetness to balance the spice making it great for kids and adults alike. A quick sauce from the drippings literally begs for steamed rice or rice noodles to absorb the great flavor and complete the meal. A need for attention when cooking is what classifies this recipe as difficult. Tackle it easily with a good oven thermometer and a good eye on the glaze step. Crispy snow peas are a perfect side for this dish keeping with the Asian theme of the flavors and adding a brightly colored element. Sugar snap peas are a fair substitution if snow peas are scarce.