ROASTED PORK KNUCKLE - GERMAN PORK HOCK - CRISPY PATA

beer

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic beer

💰Cheaper: apple juice

Non-alcoholic beer maintains flavor without alcohol.

pork knuckle

🥗Healthier: pork shoulder

💰Cheaper: chicken leg

Pork shoulder is leaner, while chicken leg is more affordable.

Preheat the oven.

Score the skin of the pork knuckle in a crosshatch pattern.

Rub salt and black pepper all over the pork knuckle, ensuring it gets into the scores.

Place chopped garlic and onion in the bottom of a roasting pan.

Add bay leaves to the pan.

Prepare a rubbing mixture with paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and brown sugar, and rub it onto the pork knuckle.

Place the pork knuckle on top of the vegetables in the pan.

Roast in the preheated oven until cooked through and skin is crispy.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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