ALL-IN-ONE LEEK & PORK POT ROAST

All-in-one leek & pork pot roast image

A cheap, easy Sunday lunch. Leeks are at their loveliest when they are slow cooked - they virtually melt

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Time 2h15m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1kg boned and rolled shoulder joint of pork
6 bay leaves
2 garlic cloves , sliced
bunch of thyme
25g butter
sunflower oil
2 onions , peeled and cut into wedges
5 juniper berries , crushed
1 tsp golden caster sugar
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
4 whole leeks , trimmed then each cut into 3
250ml white wine

Steps:

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. I like to untie and unroll the joint then lay 4 bay leaves, the sliced garlic and half the thyme sprigs through it, then retie it. If you're not confident doing this then stab the meat all over and stuff the garlic, bay and thyme into the slits.
Heat the butter and 1 tbsp oil in a casserole, then spend about 10 mins browning the pork on all sides. Add the onions, then continue to cook for about 5 mins until they start to soften. Add the juniper berries, scatter with sugar and add the vinegar. Simmer for a sec, then tuck the leeks and the rest of the bay and thyme in among the pork. Pour over the wine, cover, then cook in the oven for 1½-1¾ hrs until the meat is tender. The dish may now be cooled, then frozen for up to 1 month. Lift the meat from the pan to a board.
Season the veg, then use a slotted spoon to lift it into a bowl. Taste the sauce and, if you think it needs it, reduce to intensify the flavour. Serves slices of meat with a bowl of vegetables and the sauce on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 470 calories, Fat 33 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 9 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Protein 32 grams protein, Sodium 0.36 milligram of sodium