ROAST PORK WITH CIDER GRAVY

Roast pork with cider gravy image

Hand and spring of pork is a cheaper cut that becomes irresistibly tender and juicy with slow-cooking - cook for a crowd and serve with a rich gravy

Provided by Caroline Hire - Food writer

Categories Dinner

Time 5h40m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 boned and rolled hand and spring of pork , skin scored (about 4kg)
2 tbsp olive oil
sea salt
3 leeks , roughly chopped
2 carrots , roughly chopped
1 turnip , peeled and roughly chopped
2 bay leaves
3 sprigs thyme
1 sprig sage
500ml cider
500ml hot chicken stock
25g butter
25g flour

Steps:

Heat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan/ gas 7. Score the skin of the pork and rub with olive oil and sea salt. Put the pork, leeks, carrots, turnip and herbs in large high-sided roasting pan and pour in the cider and stock. Roast for 30 minutes, then take the roasting tray out of the oven and cover tightly with foil. Return to the oven and turn the heat to 150C/ 130C fan/ gas 2.
After 4 hours, remove the foil, turn the oven back up again to 220C/ 200C fan/ gas 7 and roast for another 30 minutes.
Take the pork out of the oven, remove the meat, cover and set aside to rest. Drain the cooking liquid, pouring off any excess fat. Either serve or discard the cooking vegetables.
To make the gravy, melt the butter in a small saucepan and stir in the flour, cook for 2 minutes then whisk in the cooking liquid. Simmer for a few minutes. Serve alongside the meat. Delicious with braised red cabbage and roast potatoes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 677 calories, Fat 39.3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13.9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 9.2 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 3.2 grams fiber, Protein 62.3 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium