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Roast Pork

*crikey*mate* — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 07:47:57 GMT

what do you do to yours in the preparation for roasting it?

stuff it? with what?

marinate it?

bone in or bone out and rolled?

and what are your tips for a great crackle?

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joz*garage — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 07:49:24 GMT

stuff it? with what?

bacon

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twyngwyn — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:04:33 GMT

great crackling: if it refuses to crisp whilst roasting: cut it off & grill it

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:15:40 GMT

My OH does that sometimes twyngwyn.

He reckons it has to be scored really well plus it needs lots of salt.

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twyngwyn — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:19:22 GMT

yep....only takes 5 minutes 🙂

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:26:47 GMT

You have to watch it ... the whole time lol.

It doesn't take long to burn it under the grill.

We don't stuff or marinate our pork, usually just rub some garlic, ginger, salt and oil onto it.

Re: Roast Pork

*crikey*mate* — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:36:29 GMT

I pour boiling water over the pork rind before I oil and salt it. That seems to "shrink" the rind so the heat and oil and salt can get in.

Yep, good scoring too.

My brother finishes his off in the microwave if it hasn't crisped up enough....

Re: Roast Pork

j*oono — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:37:57 GMT

My best tip for good crackling is to never cover it once it comes out of the oven. The steam will make it soften.

It has to be well scored and rub lemon juice oil and salt into the rind. Place in a hot oven and turn down the heat after 20 mins to half an hour. Do NOT baste the pork and once again, do not cover it.

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*crikey*mate* — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:39:42 GMT

lemon juice?

I've never heard of that.

sounds interesting

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j*oono — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:43:38 GMT

I know. I've been doing it like that every Christmas since I picked up this leaflet in Coles many years ago. I don't know if the lemon makes a difference (you can't taste it) but mine always works out great.

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lis351 — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:56:03 GMT

Thanks J*, so going to try the lemon juice thing, I can never ever get the crackle to crisp properly unless I rip it off and grill it.

Re: Roast Pork

j*oono — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:58:13 GMT

You're welcome! I hope it works for you.