Perfect Christmas Day Recipe

Stuck for new ideas this Christmas?

Well I've gone and done the hard work for you and discovered a tasty recipe that is Christmassy but also has a unique twist. Introducing The Slow Roasted Leg of Pork with Spicy Pork Scratchings. The recipe is Jamie Oliver inspired with a Freshers Foods twist.

Not only will this recipe feed the whole family and more (enough for 10 people), it will also let you get on with the things you really want to be doing at Christmas, such as watching the all time favourite Christmas films - Home Alone, Love Actually, The Grinch (to name a few), as well as listening to the traditional Christmas carols and top hits - it wouldn't be Christmas without Mariah Carey now would it?

I hope you enjoy this recipe and have a very Merry Christmas!! 

Slow-Roasted Leg of Pork with Spicy Pork Scratchings

Ingredients:

·         1 leg of pork

·         3 tbs of fennel seeds

·         3 tbs coriander seeds

·         Pinch of dried chilli pepper flakes

·         1 bulb garlic (skin left on)

·         1 handful of fresh sage

·         1 handful of fresh rosemary

·         Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

·         Extra virgin olive oil

·         3 packets of Pub Original Hellishly Hot Pork Crunch

 

Method:

·         Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C/gas 7).

·         Make crisscross incisions all over the pork, on both sides.

·         In a pestle and mortar, crush the fennel and coriander seeds with a good pinch of salt. Sprinkle over both sides of the pork, and finish off with a grinding of black pepper.

·         Place the pork and garlic cloves in a roasting tray. Cover with a few good lugs of extra-virgin olive oil.

·         Next, place the sage and rosemary in a pestle and mortar and gently crush together until they are lightly bruised and have released their flavors. Add 4 tablespoons of olive oil to the mix and squeeze the flavored oil over the pork and rub the herbs all over it.

·         Turn the oven down to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C/gas 6) and cook for about 4 to 4.5 hours.

·         Just before serving, crush the Hellishly Hot Crunch and drizzle over the pork and cook in the oven for 5 minutes. 

·         Serve with roast potatoes and your choice of vegetables and condiments.

- The Chatty Pig (www.freshersfoods.com)