Spit Roasted Piglet

Ingredients

• 1 kg piglet shoulder (cut into 0.5 kg pieces)
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp Honey
• 4 tbsp oil
• Salt
• ground pepper
• kitchen twine

Instructions

1. 1.

   Step 1: Place the meat with the fat side in hot water for about 30 minutes to soften the skin. Then cut a diamond pattern into it with a knife and lightly flatten the flesh side.

2. 2.

   Step 2: Season with salt and pepper, brush with chopped rosemary, mustard, and slightly warmed honey.

3. 3.

   Roll up and bind with kitchen twine.

4. 4.

   Step 3: Tie tightly, season again with salt and pepper, and sear all sides in hot oil.

5. 5.

   Bake at 180°C (350°F) under and over heat for about 20-25 minutes. Remove, let cool slightly, wrap firmly in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil.

6. 6.

   Cool and serve cold sliced with a vinaigrette.