Slow roast pork shoulder for an autumn Sunday

Slow roast pork with fennel and cider


Autumn is definitely here with days getting shorter and shops even started selling x'mas presents.  That means it is time for winter comfort food again!

One of my favourite roast dinner is roast pork and this recipe is easy to prepare and it all cooks in one pot.  It is slow cooked in a low oven, as well as melt-in-your-mouth pork, you will get a house that smells of sunday roast the whole day!!

I first saw a similar recipe with fennel and cider with pork belly. However, pork belly is a bit too fatty for my liking and at make the gravy at the end too oily as well.  Pork shoulder is just as nice and soft if you cook it long enough and the gravy/sauce you get at the end is delicious.


Slow roast pork with fennel and cider


Ingredients:
1 Pork shoulder joint (1-.15kg)
1/2 Large bulb of fennel
250ml Cider
250ml Chicken or Vegetable Stock
Handful of Fresh Sage (optional)











  1. Roughly score the skin of the pork if it is not already done by butcher or the supermarket. Season the joint with salt and pepper, make sure the skin is covered generously with salt, this will help to  make the crackling.
  2. Turn the oven on 230C/450F/Gas mark 8, put the pork joint in a casserole dish and put on the middle shelf of the oven for 30mins. Then take it out of the oven and pour away the fat (or you can keep the fat to make roast potatoes).
  3. Take out the pork joint and line the bottom with finely sliced fennel.
  4. Put the pork joint back in the casserole dish, pour in both cider, stock and sage leave if using.  Turn the oven down to 150C/300F/Gas mark 2, close the lid of the casserole dish and let it cook for 4-6 hours (the longer you cook it the softer the meat will be.
  5. Take the dish out of the oven, transfer the pork to a plate, wrap in foil to keep warm. Put the casserole or the stove to reduce the sauce to a consistency you like. I like it quite thin to have with boiled potatoes and steamed green, but if you are having roast potatoes you might want it a bit thicker.
I like it with boiled potatoes but of course you can make roast potatoes to make it a complete Sunday lunch!!


Enjoy!! And happy cooking!

Thursday 14 October 2010

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