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Suckling pig with cider fondant potatoes, sticky spare ribs and asparagus
Photo: Lars Blankers

Suckling pig with cider fondant potatoes, sticky spare ribs and asparagus

24 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

This roast suckling pig would make a really special Sunday roast.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

743
Calories
36g
Protein
40g
Fat
67g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cider not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh sage
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 tsp chopped lemon
  • 1.2kg/2lbs 10oz boned porchetta suckling pig
  • butter
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 8 small ribs from the loin rib cage, trimmed to approx 10cm/4in
  • 100ml/3½fl oz clear honey
  • 2 dashes Tabasco
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 large baking potatoes
  • 1 litre/1¾ pints cider
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 1 litre/1¾ pints sweet cider
  • 2 litres/3½ pints veal stock
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh sage
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh loveage
  • sea salt
  • white pepper
  • 12 asparagus
  • 4 very thin slices air-dried ham

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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