Hog Roast Buns
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Category
Mains roast
Cuisine
British
Author:
Emily Davenport
Servings
8 buns
Prep Time
15 minutes
Calories
450
Perfect for a cool autumnal evening these Hog Roast Buns are taken from the Dairy Diary 2022.
Ingredients
- Skin-on boneless pork leg joint 1.5kg (3lb 5oz)
- Olive oil 4 tbsp
- Dried sage 2 tsp
- Eating apples 3, cored and thickly sliced
- Large onion 1, peeled and thickly sliced
-
Sage and onion stuffing mix 125g (4½oz)
- Bread rolls 8 large
- Salad leaves a large handful
- Apple sauce to serve
Directions
Heat oven to 240°C/220°fan/Gas 9. Remove any string from the pork. Mix 2 tablespoons oil with sage and seasoning and rub all over pork.
Put pork in a roasting tin and roast for 45 minutes to crisp up. Transfer pork to a plate. Reduce heat to 170°C/150°fan/Gas 3.
Put apples and onion in tin and mix into pan juices along with 4 tablespoons of water. Sit pork on top and roast for 3 hours, basting occasionally and topping up with water to prevent apples drying out, until pork is tender. Cover joint with foil if it browns too much. Lightly cover and rest for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, make stuffing according to the packet instructions and leave to cool. Divide into 8 and flatten to make 1cm (½in) thick patties. Heat remaining oil in a frying pan and fry stuffing for 3-4 minutes each side until lightly golden. Drain and keep warm.
To serve, strip away skin and fat, then ‘pull' meat into shreds. Chop apples and onions. Fill buns with salad, top with a stuffing patty, pork and the apple mixture. Cut up crispy skin and serve alongside, if you like. Accompany with apple sauce.
Nutrition
Calories 450, Fat 14.1 grams, Saturated Fat 3.7 grams
1 comment
Good as it looks (if you tweak the recipe here and there). Much more than a few tablespoons of water is needed in my experience. And at the end I removed the fat and popped it in the oven for another 15 minutes which seemed to make all the difference. Also frying the stuffing was a disaster- instead I shaped into patties and oven cooked. They took about 15 minutes too but worked out well. Delicious apples and onions at the end, I will be making this again to perfect with my own adjustments.