Crusted roast with caramelized vegetables and apricots

AUTHOR
Kelli Murphy
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
135 mins
TOTAL TIME
135 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 7-10 Tbsp - 1.5 kg roast pork (with rind; from the leg; possibly have the butcher cut into the rind)
  • 7-10 Tbsp - Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp - Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp - 1 tablespoon vegetable broth
  • 7-10 Tbsp - 400 g shallots or small onions
  • 7-10 Tbsp - 2 bunches spring onions
  • 7-10 Tbsp - 1 tin (425 ml) Apricots
  • 7-10 Tbsp - 150 g sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp - 150 ml white wine vinegar
  • 7-10 Tbsp - 1 bay leaf

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the meat, dab dry and cut the rind crosswise. Season meat with salt and pepper and place in a roasting pan with the rind facing upwards. Dissolve stock in 1⁄2 l hot water and pour on.

  2. 2

    Roast the roast in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/recirculating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3) for about 1 1⁄2 hours.

  3. 3

    Peel the shallots and possibly halve them. Clean and wash spring onions and cut into bite-sized pieces. Drain the apricots and collect the juice.

  4. 4

    Turn up the oven (electric cooker: 225 °C/circulating air:.

  5. 5

    200 °C/gas: Stage 4) and continue frying for 20-30 minutes until the crust is nicely cracked.

  6. 6

    Caramelise the sugar in a wide pot until golden. Deglaze with vinegar and 1⁄4 l water, bring to the boil. Stir until the caramel is completely dissolved. Add bay leaf, shallots and spring onions and season with salt and pepper.

  7. 7

    Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the apricots to the vegetables about 3 minutes before the end of the cooking time.

  8. 8

    Remove meat from the fat pan and keep warm. If necessary, dissolve the meat with a little (max. 1⁄8 l) hot water and eat. Season vegetables with 2-3 tbsp. apricot juice, salt and pepper. Arrange roast and vegetables on a plate.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
780 kcal
CARBS
50 g
FATS
39 g
PROTEINS
51 g