Roast pork with crackling

Name: Roast pork with crackling
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 2.25kg/5lb loin of pork, bottom bone removed, top bone left in; 1 small onion, peeled; 1 tbsp plain flour; 275ml/10fl oz dry cider; 275ml/10fl oz vegetable stock (or potato water); sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:2h

A pork joint coated in crunchy crackling is always welcome at the table, but when it’s Delia Smith’s perfect roast pork, it’s the guest of honour. Use our roasting calculator to work out the exact times and temperatures for your roast. Each serving provides 355 kcal, 59g protein, 3g carbohydrates (of which 1.5g sugars), 11g fat (of which 4g saturates), 0.5g fibre and 0.9g salt.

Updated at: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:20:45 GMT