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Roast Pork with the Ultimate Crackling

A proper centrepiece roast that delivers every time – tender, slow-cooked pork with that golden, blistered crackling on top.

Prep

15m

Cook

3h 30m

Total

3h 45m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Take the pork out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking so it loses its chill.

2 kg Pork shoulder

step 0

Step 2

Pat the skin completely dry with kitchen paper.

step 1

Step 3

Score the skin if needed, cutting through the fat but not into the meat.

step 2

Step 4

Turn the pork over and tuck the sage into the natural creases underneath so it sits within the meat.

2 bunch Sage

step 3

Step 5

Rub the olive oil all over the pork.

2 tbsp Olive oil

step 4

Step 6

Press the salt firmly into the skin, making sure it gets right into the cuts. Season the underside with black pepper.

2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Black pepper

step 5

Step 7

Preheat the oven to 220°C. Scatter the sliced onions and garlic into a roasting tray and sit the pork on top. Pour in the wine and chicken stock around the pork, keeping the liquid away from the skin.

2 Onion

6 Garlic clove

500 ml Dry white wine

500 ml Chicken stock

step 6

Step 8

Place into the oven and roast for 30 minutes to start the crackling. Turn the heat down to 160°C and cook for around 3 hours until the meat is tender and easy to pull apart.

step 7

Step 9

If the crackling needs more, turn the oven back up to 220°C for a final 10–15 minutes until crisp and blistered.

step 8

Step 10

Remove from the oven and rest for at least 15 minutes before carving or pulling apart. Spoon over the softened onions and rich pan juices to serve.

step 9

For

6

M

I

2

kg

Pork shoulder, skin on

2

tbsp

Olive oil

2

tsp

Salt

1

tsp

Black pepper

2

Onion, thickly sliced

6

Garlic clove, lightly crushed

2

bunch

Sage, small

500

ml

Dry white wine

500

ml

Chicken stock

Notes

Make sure the skin is completely dry before it goes into the oven – this is what gives you crisp crackling. Don’t let the liquid touch the skin in the tray or it will stop it crisping. If needed, finish under a hot grill to crisp the skin, just keep a close eye on it. No-waste tip: with the extra liquid, strain and reduce the tray juices into a deeper, richer gravy or save it as a base for soups the next day.

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Roast Pork with the Ultimate Crackling

A proper centrepiece roast that delivers every time – tender, slow-cooked pork with that golden, blistered crackling on top.

Prep

15m

Cook

3h 30m

Total

3h 45m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Take the pork out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking so it loses its chill.

2 kg Pork shoulder

step 0

Step 2

Pat the skin completely dry with kitchen paper.

step 1

Step 3

Score the skin if needed, cutting through the fat but not into the meat.

step 2

Step 4

Turn the pork over and tuck the sage into the natural creases underneath so it sits within the meat.

2 bunch Sage

step 3

Step 5

Rub the olive oil all over the pork.

2 tbsp Olive oil

step 4

Step 6

Press the salt firmly into the skin, making sure it gets right into the cuts. Season the underside with black pepper.

2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Black pepper

step 5

Step 7

Preheat the oven to 220°C. Scatter the sliced onions and garlic into a roasting tray and sit the pork on top. Pour in the wine and chicken stock around the pork, keeping the liquid away from the skin.

2 Onion

6 Garlic clove

500 ml Dry white wine

500 ml Chicken stock

step 6

Step 8

Place into the oven and roast for 30 minutes to start the crackling. Turn the heat down to 160°C and cook for around 3 hours until the meat is tender and easy to pull apart.

step 7

Step 9

If the crackling needs more, turn the oven back up to 220°C for a final 10–15 minutes until crisp and blistered.

step 8

Step 10

Remove from the oven and rest for at least 15 minutes before carving or pulling apart. Spoon over the softened onions and rich pan juices to serve.

step 9

For

6

M

I

2

kg

Pork shoulder, skin on

2

tbsp

Olive oil

2

tsp

Salt

1

tsp

Black pepper

2

Onion, thickly sliced

6

Garlic clove, lightly crushed

2

bunch

Sage, small

500

ml

Dry white wine

500

ml

Chicken stock

Notes

Make sure the skin is completely dry before it goes into the oven – this is what gives you crisp crackling. Don’t let the liquid touch the skin in the tray or it will stop it crisping. If needed, finish under a hot grill to crisp the skin, just keep a close eye on it. No-waste tip: with the extra liquid, strain and reduce the tray juices into a deeper, richer gravy or save it as a base for soups the next day.

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