How To Make Roast Pork With Perfect Crackling | Waitrose

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork tenderloin

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Pork tenderloin is leaner, while pork belly is often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is generally cheaper.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: white wine vinegar

💰Cheaper: distilled vinegar

White wine vinegar is a healthier swap, while distilled vinegar is less expensive.

chicken stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water

Vegetable stock is healthier, while water is cost-effective.

Pat the skin on the pork dry with kitchen paper.

Place the pork in the fridge uncovered for a couple of hours to draw out moisture.

Take the pork out of the fridge about half an hour before cooking.

Preheat the oven for half an hour before roasting.

Brush the skin with olive oil using a pastry brush.

Sprinkle salt over the skin, ensuring it gets into the score marks.

Add a little black pepper for flavor and massage it into the skin.

Place the pork in a hot dry oven to roast until the crackling is perfect.

Once ready, lift the pork to check the crackling; it should be crunchy.

Transfer the pork to a board and let it rest before carving.

Use a serrated sharp bread knife to carve through the crackling and meat, or remove the crackling and carve the meat separately.

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