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How to roast pork loin with crackling
Photo: Sam Loyd

How to roast pork loin with crackling

11 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4-6 openrecipes

The combination of juicy sweet roast pork and tooth-shatteringly crisp crackling is a dream come true.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

682
Calories
62g
Protein
24g
Fat
57g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cider 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

  • 2kg/4lb 6oz loin of pork on the bone, skin on (look for one with a good layer of fat)
  • salt
  • 3-6 banana shallots
  • 250ml/9fl oz dry cider
  • 570ml/1 pint dry cider
  • 500ml/18fl oz chicken stock
  • 1 heaped tsp honey
  • 1 heaped tsp wholegrain mustard
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp double cream
  • fresh sage

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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