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Written by Curtis Stone prepares a traditional, slow cooked Pork Leg Roast with crispy crackling.
Rosemary Crusted Pork Leg Roast Recipe with Potatoes & Shallots | Curtis Stone
Serving: 8 | Prep: 20 hours | Cooking: 90 hours
Ingredients:
| Pork Leg Roast | 1.5 | kg | |
| Potatoes | 1.5 | kg | halved |
| Rosemary | 6 | sprigs | |
| Shallots | 8 | 0 | halved |
| Garlic | 4 | cloves | sliced |
| Smoked Paprika | 1 | teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 | tablespoon | |
| Olive Oil | 0 | 0 |
Method:
1 . Preheat the oven to 200˚C
2 . Place rosemary in a roasting pan and drizzle with oil
3 . Cook in the oven for 10 minutes until dry and crispy.
4 . Remove and cool.
5 . Remove the leaves from stem and pound in a mortar and pestle or food processor with the tablespoon of salt.
6 . Score the pork leg and rub the rosemary salt into the skin
7 . Place the pork leg on a rack in large roasting tray, skin side up.
8 . Cook in oven for 20 minutes to crisp the skin and then reduce the temperature to 180°C
9 . Halve the potatoes and toss with the shallots, garlic, paprika, olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
10 . When you have approximately 45 minutes remaining for the pork leg add the roast potatoes to the oven.
11 . The pork will be ready when the internal temperature is 55°C (20-25 minutes per 500g)
12 . Allow the roasted pork leg to stand for 20 minutes before serving, wrap the roast potatoes in foil
1 . Preheat the oven to 200˚C
2 . Place rosemary in a roasting pan and drizzle with oil
3 . Cook in the oven for 10 minutes until dry and crispy.
4 . Remove and cool.
5 . Remove the leaves from stem and pound in a mortar and pestle or food processor with the tablespoon of salt.
6 . Score the pork leg and rub the rosemary salt into the skin
7 . Place the pork leg on a rack in large roasting tray, skin side up.
8 . Cook in oven for 20 minutes to crisp the skin and then reduce the temperature to 180°C
9 . Halve the potatoes and toss with the shallots, garlic, paprika, olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
10 . When you have approximately 45 minutes remaining for the pork leg add the roast potatoes to the oven.
11 . The pork will be ready when the internal temperature is 55°C (20-25 minutes per 500g)
12 . Allow the roasted pork leg to stand for 20 minutes before serving, wrap the roast potatoes in foil
