Name: Roast leg of pork with apple sauce
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Roast leg of pork; 2 1/2 kilogram boneless pork leg roast, rind on; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon sea salt flakes; 6 medium (1.2kg) potatoes, quartered; 2 tablespoon olive oil, extra; 2 tablespoon fresh sage leaves; 2 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves; Apple sauce; 3 large (600g) green apples; 1/2 cup (125ml) water; 1 teaspoon white sugar; pinch ground cinnamon

Ingredients

Roast leg of pork

2 1/2 kilogram boneless pork leg roast, rind on

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon sea salt flakes

6 medium (1.2kg) potatoes, quartered

2 tablespoon olive oil, extra

2 tablespoon fresh sage leaves

2 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves

Apple sauce

3 large (600g) green apples

1/2 cup (125ml) water

1 teaspoon white sugar

pinch ground cinnamon

Method

1.Preheat oven to 240°C (220°C fan-forced).

2.Score pork rind with sharp knife. Tie pork at 5cm intervals with kitchen string. Place in large shallow baking dish. Rub with oil, then salt. Roast, uncovered, 20 minutes or until skin is bubbled and blistered.

3.Reduce oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Roast pork, uncovered, a further two hours.

4.Meanwhile, combine potato with extra oil and herbs. Place in single layer on oven tray. Roast, uncovered, about 35 minutes.

5.For apple sauce, peel and core apples and slice thickly. Place apples and water in medium saucepan. Simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes, or until apple is soft. Remove pan from heat and stir in sugar and cinnamon.

6.Stand pork, loosely coverered with foil, for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve pork and potatoes with apple sauce.

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