"Flæskesteg" / Traditional Danish Pork Roast with Cracklings & Gravy - Recipe # 56

pork roast

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken is leaner and pork shoulder is more economical.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthier fats while margarine is often less expensive.

Rub the pork roast with salt on both sides.

Place the pork roast in a baking tray with bay leaves, roughly chopped onions, and carrots.

Add water to the sides of the tray for liquid.

Insert a meat thermometer into the middle of the pork roast.

Place the roast in a cold oven and turn it on to 390°F (200°C).

Wait until the thermometer reads 150°F (65°C).

Crank up the heat for 5 minutes to make the top crispy.

Let the roast rest for 20 minutes after removing from the oven.

Make a mix of flour and butter and heat it up.

Add the stock and juices from the pan to the flour and butter mix, removing vegetable pieces.

Thicken the sauce to desired consistency, adding salt, pepper, sugar, and apple cider vinegar.

Add coloring to the sauce to make it brown.

Slice the pork roast into large slices.

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