Kitchen appliances and utensils
- knife;
- cutting board;
- baking dish or baking sheet;
- oven;
- dense thread;
- a bowl;
- silicone brush;
- foil.
Ingredients
- Pork knuckle - 1 pc.
- Honey - 2 tbsp. l
- Garlic - 4 to 7 cloves
- Olive oil - 3 tbsp. l
- Lemon - 1/2 pcs.
- Bay leaf - 3 pcs.
- Salt to taste
- Spices to taste
Step cooking
- Thoroughly wash the pork knuckle under running water and even scrape the knife to clean it better. Then, on one side (closer to the bone) we make a deep incision and, gently poking the meat with the sharp tip of the knife, cut the bone out of the shank. In this case, you should try not to damage the skin, and do not cut too much meat with the bone.
- Put the knuckle, separated from the bone, with the skin down and on top of the meat, spread from 4 to 7 pieces of chopped (cut into several parts) garlic cloves.
- Then we carefully salt and season with any suitable spices to your taste (this recipe uses a mixture of oregano, rosemary, basil, black, allspice and red pepper).
- We turn the knuckle into a roll and tightly tighten with a strong thread.
- Preparing the sauce: in a small bowl we combine 2 tbsp. l honey, 3 tbsp. l olive oil, 1/2 lemon juice and spices to taste.
- Mix all the above ingredients together.
- We carefully lubricate the entire surface of the shank with the resulting sauce (for convenience, use a silicone brush). On top of the shank covered with sauce spread some bay leaves (about 3 pcs.).
- Wrap the meat in several layers of foil and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 90 minutes.
- After a specified period of time, we take the meat out of the oven, carefully cut the foil and allow the shank to cool completely (it is advisable to take it out in the cold). When the knuckle cools down, removes the threads from it, cut into portions and serve.
Decoration and serving
Such a meaty knuckle can be served as a snack, a main dish (for example, with vegetable salad and brown bread), with any side dish to your taste (for example, mashed potatoes, rice, bulgur, buckwheat, etc.) or use for making sandwiches. Enjoy your meal!
Video recipe
You can clearly see how the pork knuckle is prepared in the oven in this video recipe.
This dish is incredibly tender, with soft jelly veins and a divine aroma. Be sure to diversify your menu by preparing such a shank.
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