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Suckling pig and oysters with honey
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Suckling pig and oysters with honey

21 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Richard Corrigan's gourmet meal of succulent roast pork topped with deep-fried oysters and tooth-shattering crackling is guaranteed to impress.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1156
Calories
31g
Protein
30g
Fat
188g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
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

  • 1 x skin from suckling pig leg (see below)
  • ½ carrot
  • ½ onion
  • ½ leek
  • ½ celery
  • 4 fresh sprigs thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 x 1kg/2lb 2oz suckling pig leg, bone removed, skin removed and reserved
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 250ml/9fl oz cider
  • 250ml/9fl oz rice wine
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 10g/½oz freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ lime
  • 75g/3oz plain flour
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 8 rock oysters
  • 100g/3½oz watercress

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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