How to cook pork knuckle in the oven, using vegetables and aromatic seasonings? It is worth noting that such a dish is made quite easily, but in order for you to get excellent and fried meat, you must strictly follow all the rules described below.
How to cook pork shank in the oven with aromatic seasonings
Essential Ingredients:
- large fresh carrots - 1 pc.;
- large onion - 1 pc.;
- pork shank - almost 1.7 kg;
- dark beer (preferably unfiltered) - 70 ml;
- fresh medium-sized garlic - 2-4 cloves;
- leaf of a parsley - 2 pcs.;
- allspice in the form of peas - 8-9 pcs.;
- soy sauce - 50 g;
- fresh honey - 50 g;
- thyme - 1 small spoon;
- ground black pepper - 5 g;
- sea salt - 1 dessert spoon.
The process of processing meat and vegetables
Before you cook the pork knuckle in the oven, it is recommended to boil it on a stove in advance. For this, the meat must be thoroughly washed and scraped with a knife, if this process is required. After this, it is necessary to peel the carrots and the large head of onions, then these components should be chopped into large pieces. It is also recommended to peel a few cloves of garlic.
Boiling a meat product
Many people ask how to cook pork knuckle. It is worth noting that before placing the meat product in the oven, it is desirable to boil it in vegetable broth. This is required to ensure that the knuckle is well roasted in the oven, and not languished until cooked.
Thus, the meat should be put in a saucepan, add chopped carrots, whole peeled garlic cloves, peas, onions and bay leaves to it. After that, ordinary drinking water must be poured into the dishes, and when it boils, remove the foam from the surface, close the lid and cook for one and a half hours. After the allotted time, the knuckle should be removed and slightly cooled.
How to cook pork knuckle in the oven: heat treatment
When the boiled product slightly hardens, it is required to make small net cuts on it with a sharp knife, and then grate it with a mixture of ground black pepper, sea salt and thyme. Next, you need to line the surface of the deep dishes with thick foil and put the pork knuckle on it, which is recommended to pour a small amount of dark beer and soy sauce. After this, the meat product should be placed in a very hot oven for 35-37 minutes. In the process of baking, it is advisable to periodically pour the broth that has formed in the dishes. Exactly 5 minutes before turning off the oven, the meat product must be generously greased with fresh liquid honey.
Proper serving for dinner
Pork knuckle in the oven, the photo of which can be seen a little higher, is served for dinner only in a hot state. It is desirable to present such a dish to guests either in general form on a common plate, or as sliced portioned portions. Due to the fact that the pork knuckle is a rather heavy lunch, it is recommended to make a light side dish of stewed, steamed or raw vegetables.