Pork knuckle with black beer

Great

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Method – For the Pork Knuckle:

Step 2

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan setting).

Step 3

2. Finely chop the garlic.

Step 4

3. Pierce the pork knuckle in 5 spots (in the muscles and meat) with a knife. Season the cuts with salt and freshly ground pepper, then insert garlic into each cut.

Step 5

4. Place the pork knuckle into a Dutch oven or roasting pan with a lid.

Step 6

5. Roughly chop the potatoes, leeks, and carrots and add them to the pot.

Step 7

6. Add the dark beer.

Step 8

7. Cover the pot with its lid and roast for 2.5 hours at 180°C or 3 hours at 170°C.

Step 9

8. Remove from the oven and transfer the pork and vegetables onto a serving platter.

Step 10

9. Transfer the remaining juices from the pot into a bowl and set aside (this will be used for the sauce).

Step 11

Place a pan over medium heat and add the reserved cooking juices, the butter, mustard, honey, orange juice, salt, and pepper.

Step 12

Let it simmer for 5–10 minutes, until the sauce thickens and becomes glossy, then remove from heat.

Step 13

Pour the sauce over the pork knuckle and vegetables, and serve.