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Garlic and fennel roast pork with crisp crackling

4 generous main portions.

Recipe bywjf.morris
ItalianFor four
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Total time16 hr 18 min
DifficultyConfident
Community ratingNew recipe
Per serving53.7g protein
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  1. 01

    Prepare the ingredients

    15 minHands-on

    Pat the pork dry. Score the skin shallowly about 1 cm apart, avoiding the meat. Chop the garlic and herbs, toast and crush the fennel, and grate the lemon zest.

  2. 02

    Season and roll

    10 minHands-on

    Mix the garlic, fennel, herbs, lemon zest, chilli, pepper, oil and half the salt. Spread over the flesh with the pork skin-side down. Roll tightly with skin outside and tie with kitchen string about every 3 cm. Rub the remaining salt over the skin. Set on a rack over a tray in the fridge.

  3. 03

    Dry the skin

    720 minHands-off · check as directed

    Refrigerate uncovered for 12 to 24 hours. The plan includes the recommended minimum of 12 hours.

  4. 04

    Start heating the oven

    1 minHands-on

    Heat the oven to 150°C fan.

  5. 05

    Set up the roasting tin

    3 minHands-on

    Put the pork on a rack in a deep roasting tin.

  6. 06

    Finish preheating

    10 minHands-off · check as directed

    Let the oven reach 150°C fan.

  7. 07

    Slow roast

    165 minHands-off · check as directed

    Roast for 2½ to 3 hours until tender.

  8. 08

    Check and raise the heat

    3 minHands-on

    Check the centre of this rolled joint reaches at least 75°C for 30 seconds. Cook longer if needed. Increase the oven to 230°C fan.

  9. 09

    Make crackling

    25 minHands-on

    Roast for 20 to 30 minutes until the skin bubbles into crackling. Rotate the tin if needed and watch closely.

  10. 10

    Take out

    1 minHands-on

    Lift the pork out of the oven and leave uncovered.

  11. 11

    Rest

    20 minHands-off · check as directed

    Rest uncovered for 20 minutes so the crackling stays crisp.

  12. 12

    Slice

    5 minHands-on

    Remove the string and cut into thick slices with a sharp serrated knife.

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