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🍽️ Crispy Pork Roast with Beer Gravy
681 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1.5 kg pork shoulder (kitchen-ready, with rind)
- salt
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 1 tbsp caraway seeds
- 0.5 tsp allspice berries
- 1 clove
- 1 tsp dried marjoram
- 2 medium carrots
- 100 g parsley root
- 1 stalk leek
- 4 shallots
- 2 garlic cloves
- 400 g pork bones
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 250 ml meat broth
- 400 ml light beer
- 500 g waxy potatoes
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius with fan setting.
- 2. Score the pork rind in a cross-hatch pattern using a sharp knife.
- 3. Grind 1 teaspoon of salt, pepper, cumin, allspice berries, one clove, and marjoram into a fine powder using a mortar and pestle.
- 4. Rub the meat thoroughly all over with the spice mixture.
- 5. Clean the carrots, parsley root, and leek, wash them, and cut them into coarse cubes.
- 6. Peel the shallots and garlic cloves and cut them in half.
- 7. Rinse the pork bones under cold water.
- 8. Grease the bottom of a roasting pan or Dutch oven with the oil.
- 9. Place the roast in the pan with the rind facing upwards.
- 10. Add the chopped vegetables, shallots, garlic, and bones to the pan.
- 11. Place the pan on the second rack from the bottom in the oven and roast for 20 to 30 minutes.
- 12. Deglaze the meat with the meat broth and a splash of beer.
- 13. Reduce the oven temperature to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
- 14. Let the roast braise for another 1.5 to 2 hours.
- 15. Add more beer as needed during the cooking process.
- 16. Peel the potatoes and wash them.
- 17. Cut the potatoes into quarters lengthwise.
- 18. Cook the potato pieces in boiling salted water for 25 to 30 minutes.
- 19. Increase the oven temperature for the pork roast to 220 degrees shortly before the end of cooking time to make the crust crispy.
- 20. Remove the bones and shallots from the roast and set them aside.
- 21. Pass the remaining vegetables through a fine sieve to smooth the sauce.
- 22. Season the finished sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 681
- Protein: 48 g · Fett/Fat: 43 g · Carbs: 21 g