The three magic ingredients for crispy savoury crackling are oil, salt and heat. Make sure the rind is dry and rubbed well with oil and salt. The pork must be placed in a very hot oven for the skin to start bubbling and browning up.
Ingredients
Roast leg of pork
Apple sauce
Method
1.Preheat oven to 240°C (220°C fan-forced).
2.Score pork rind with sharp knife. Tie pork at 5cm intervals with kitchen string. Place in large shallow baking dish. Rub with oil, then salt. Roast, uncovered, 20 minutes or until skin is bubbled and blistered.
3.Reduce oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Roast pork, uncovered, a further two hours.
4.Meanwhile, combine potato with extra oil and herbs. Place in single layer on oven tray. Roast, uncovered, about 35 minutes.
5.For apple sauce, peel and core apples and slice thickly. Place apples and water in medium saucepan. Simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes, or until apple is soft. Remove pan from heat and stir in sugar and cinnamon.
6.Stand pork, loosely coverered with foil, for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve pork and potatoes with apple sauce.
