Christmas Roast Pork
Juicy, tender, and with the perfect amount of crackling, this Christmas roast pork recipe will have the whole family asking for seconds!
Serves
4Prep
30 minsCook
60 minsMethod
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Place pork on a wire rack over the sink.
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Pour over boiling water to scald the pork skin - this will help the skin crisp up into crunchy cracking. Pat rind thoroughly dry with kitchen paper and place pork uncovered in refrigerator for two hours.
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Preheat oven to 220°C. Rub skin with oil and sea salt. Place pork onto a rack in a large, greased baking dish. Roast for 30 minutes.
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Place vegetables into an ovenproof dish. drizzle over the oil and sprinkle with lemon zest and cumin to coat.
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Reduce oven heat to 180°C. Add the vegetables and cook pork and vegetables for 60 minutes. Transfer pork and vegetables to a carving plate. Stand for 10 minutes.
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Remove string from pork, slice and serve with roast vegetables and gravy.
Ingredients
- 1 kg boned rolled leg of pork
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt flakes Seasonal vegetables
- 2 small bulbs fennel 4 small parsnips
- 8 baby carrots New potatoes
- 2 teaspoons oil Zest of
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 cups pork gravy