Pork Roast with Crispy Skin

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg pork belly
• Salt
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 0.5 tsp allspice berries
• 1 spice clove
• 1 tsp dried marjoram
• 1 tbsp caraway seeds
• 2 medium carrots
• 100 g parsley root
• 1 stalk leek
• 2 onions
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 400 g pork bones
• 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
• 250 ml meat broth
• 400 ml beer
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 220°C fan.

2. 2.

   Score the skin crosswise with a sharp knife. Crush 1 tsp salt, pepper, caraway seeds, allspice berries, spice clove and marjoram in a mortar. Rub the meat well with the spice mixture. Clean and cut carrots, parsley root, garlic and leek into pieces. Rinse pork bones cold. Brush the bottom of a roasting pan with oil. Place the roast (skin side up) inside. Add the chopped vegetables and bones. Roast on the second rack for 20-30 minutes. Then pour in meat broth and some beer, reduce temperature to 180°C. Simmer in oven for about 1.5 hours, adding more beer as needed.

3. 3.

   If necessary at the end of roasting raise the temperature again to 220°C to form a crust. Finally remove bones from the sauce and season with salt and pepper.

4. 4.

   Slice the meat and serve sprinkled with parsley.