Classic British Roast Pork with Crispy Crackling
Traditional British Recipes

Classic British Roast Pork with Crispy Crackling

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serves 6

This Classic British Roast Pork with Crispy Crackling delivers everything you want from a proper roast: juicy slices, deeply savoury flavour and golden crackling with real crunch. The pork is seasoned simply,

roasted hot to start the crackling, then finished more gently so the meat stays tender. Serve with roast potatoes, seasonal veg and pan gravy for a dependable centrepiece meal that feels special without being complicated.

RoastDinnerSunday Dinner
20 mins prep2 hrs 10 mins cook2 hrs 30 mins total

  1. Remove the pork from the fridge 45 minutes before cooking and pat the skin very dry with kitchen paper.

  2. Score the skin if needed, rub with oil, then season generously with sea salt, black pepper and crushed fennel seeds.

  3. Heat oven to 240C fan. Put onions, garlic and thyme in a roasting tin and place the pork on top.

  4. Roast for 25 minutes at high heat to blister and start crisping the crackling.

  5. Reduce oven to 170C fan, add hot stock to the tin and roast for 1 hour 35 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes until cooked through.

  6. Rest the pork for 20 minutes loosely covered with foil.

  7. Carve and serve with the pan juices or make a quick gravy from the roasting tin.

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