Many pork knuckles are simply not perceived as a product for cooking. However, if you once try a tasty cauldron in a skin on a large bone, then the opinion will immediately change. Try to cook this dish and you will see for yourself.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Delicious pork knuckle baked in the oven with a vegetable side dish will become not only a great dinner for the whole family, but also the main dish of the festive table. Some do not take this dish at all for food, while others consider it a restaurant dish that takes a lot of time and effort. However, that the first audience, that the second category of people, will completely change their minds if they prepare a shank according to this recipe. If you strictly follow the folded algorithm of actions, choose the right products, then the cooking process will not be so complicated, and the taste of the finished food will conquer every eater.
For novice culinary experts, I will give a few little secrets that will help you prepare a real culinary masterpiece juicy, soft and tender. First, buy a back shank that has less fat and more meat. Secondly, if you bought frozen meat, remember to completely defrost it before cooking. Thirdly, before marinating and cooking, burn the skin of the bag over gas, and then scrape it thoroughly with a knife and rinse it with running water. Fourth, to spice up the dish, marinate the drumstick in spices and herbs, perhaps in wine or soy sauce.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 295 kcal.
- Servings - 3
- Cooking time - 30 minutes preparatory work, 1 hour for marinating, 1.5 hours for baking
Ingredients:
- Pork knuckle - 1 pc.
- Carrots - 1 pc.
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
- Potatoes - 4 pcs.
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Garlic - 1 head
- Basil - a few twigs
- Apple - 1 pc.
- Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons
- Mustard - 1 tsp
Step by step cooking shank with vegetables in the oven:
1. Combine soy sauce, mustard, chopped basil and ground pepper in a saucepan. You can add any other spices and spices to your taste. Mix well.
2. Wash the shank and scrape off the black tan. place it in a baking dish and pour over the prepared sauce. Leave it to marinate for one hour. You can marinate, of course, in another container, but not a drop of the marinade will be lost this way, and during the cooking process the vegetables will be saturated with additional aromas and taste.
3. Peel potatoes and carrots, wash and cut into large pieces. Spread them around the drumstick and season with salt and pepper.
4. Peel the onion and cut into large pieces, which are placed in a mold. Also lay out the peeled garlic cloves and apple wedges. Peel the apples from the seed box.
5. Cover the food with cling foil and send to cook in a heated oven up to 180 degrees for 1.5 hours.
6. Remove the foil 20 minutes before tenderness to brown the shank and vegetables. Serve the food to the table right in the form in which it was prepared. Serve hot and fresh.
See also a video recipe on how to cook juicy and soft pork knuckle baked in the oven.
