Crispy Crackling Organic Pork Shoulder Recipe
The secret to getting truly tender pork with crunchy crispy crackling...Pork shoulder can be tricky to master. Too high for too long and you can dry out the meat. But low and slow alone won't crisp up your crackling. Here's our top recipe for getting the balance just right!
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Organic Pork Shoulder
- Salt & Pepper
Instructions
- Place rack in the centre of the oven and preheat to 120C
- Place pork on a roasting tray with a metal rack to allow the fat to drain
- Season the pork shoulder on all sides liberally with salt and pepper
- Place the seasoned pork shoulder in the preheated oven and slow roast for 6 hours
- Remove the pork from the oven, you should be able to easily insert a fork with little resistance. Cover with foil and allow to rest for 15 minutes while preheating the oven to 260C
- Remove the foil and return the pork shoulder to the hot oven for another 20 minutes to crisp up the skin into delicious crunchy crackling.
- Once the skin is crackled all over, remove from the oven, cover with the foil, and allow to rest again for another 15 miuntes before serving.
Notes
Serve with roasted veggies of your choice. You can roast them in the pork fat that drained from the shoulder during the slow cooking!