Description
Succulent slow roast shoulder of pork delivers mouthwatering Mediterranean flavors that dance across your palate. Herb-infused, tender meat promises a delightful dining experience you’ll savor with pure culinary satisfaction.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds) pork loin, scored
- 6 red apples, diced
- 400 grams (14.1 ounces) black pudding
- 100 milliliters (3.4 fluid ounces) red wine
- 300 milliliters (10.1 fluid ounces) veal jus
Seasoning and Flavor Enhancers:
- 2 tablespoons sea salt
- 50 grams (1.8 ounces) butter
- 2 jars apple sauce
- 1 knob of butter
Garnish and Additional Ingredients:
- 50 grams (1.8 ounces) butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to an intense 240°C, allowing the exterior of the pork shoulder to develop a crisp, golden-brown crust for the initial 30 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 150°C and continue roasting for approximately 90 minutes, ensuring the meat becomes tender and succulent.
- While the pork is roasting, prepare a rich red wine reduction by gently simmering the wine to concentrate its flavors.
- Incorporate veal jus into the wine reduction, whisking in cold butter to create a glossy, luxurious sauce with a silky texture.
- Slice black pudding into thin pieces and pan-fry in butter until achieving a crisp, caramelized exterior and a crackling texture.
- Create a vibrant apple sauce by blending fresh apples into a smooth puree, simultaneously sautéing additional diced apples in butter for textural contrast.
- Once the pork is perfectly roasted, allow it to rest briefly before slicing against the grain to maintain maximum juiciness.
- Plate the succulent pork slices, garnishing with crispy black pudding and buttery sautéed apple pieces.
- Generously drizzle the glossy red wine sauce over the dish, enhancing the rich flavors and creating an elegant presentation.
Notes
- Achieve perfectly crispy crackling by thoroughly drying the pork skin with paper towels and rubbing salt generously before roasting.
- Slow cooking at lower temperatures ensures tender, melt-in-your-mouth meat while maintaining moisture and rich flavor.
- Create a gluten-free version by substituting veal jus with homemade bone broth or gluten-free stock for those with dietary restrictions.
- Experiment with different apple varieties like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp to add varied sweetness and texture to the apple sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 120 mins
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 695 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 45 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 55 g
- Cholesterol: 140 mg