Roast pork leg with warm herbed potato salad

A tender, succulent pork roast is the perfect Easter centrepiece. Try this recipe with a warm herbed potato salad for the ultimate main.

Roast pork leg with warm herbed potato salad

Serves

6

Prep

30m

Note: + 15 mins resting time

Cooking

1h 50m

Ingredients

  • 2kg Coles Australian Pork Leg Roast Boneless
  • 1kg Mayan gold or kipfler potatoes, peeled, cut into 4cm pieces
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/4 cup (40g) finely chopped cornichons
  • 2 tbs finely chopped shallots
  • 1 tbs Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbs finely chopped dill
  • 1 tbs finely chopped garlic
  • 1 lemon, rind finely grated, juiced

Method

STEP 1

Position a rack in the centre of the oven and preheat to 150°C (130°C fan-forced). Using a sharp knife or box cutter, deepen scoring in skin and fat of pork (don’t cut through meat). Season pork generously with salt.

STEP 2

Place the pork in a roasting pan. Roast for 1 hour 10 mins or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the centre of the pork registers 50°C. Remove the pork from the pan and pour off accumulated fat from the pan.

STEP 3

Increase the oven to 250°C (230°C fan-forced). Return the pork to the pan. Roast for 35-40 mins or until the skin is crisp and crackling and the internal temperature is 60°C. Transfer the pork to a carving board and set aside for 15 mins to rest.

STEP 4

Meanwhile, place the potatoes in a large saucepan of cold salted water. Bring to the boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer potatoes for 8-10 mins or until just tender. Drain and cool slightly.

STEP 5

In a large bowl, combine oil, parsley, cornichons, shallots, mustard, dill, garlic, lemon rind and 2 tbs lemon juice. Add the potatoes. Toss to combine. Season.

STEP 6

Using a serrated knife, cut the pork into 2cm-thick slices. Serve with the potato salad.

How to roast pork

For the perfect combo of tender, juicy meat and crunchy crackling, slow-roast the pork until almost cooked and the rind is dry, then finish at a high temperature to ‘puff’ the rind.

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