Australian Table
Ingredients
Method
1.Using a mortar and pestle, lightly crush garlic, rosemary leaves and fennel seeds. Mix in oil. Push garlic mixture into scored pork rind and rub with salt and pepper.
2.Place in a dish and cover with plastic wrap, then marinate overnight in refrigerator.
3.Preheat oven to 220°C. Pat pork dry with paper towel. Place on a rack in a baking pan and roast for about 20 minutes, until rind begins to colour. h.
4.Reduce heat to 190°C and cook for another 1 1/2 hours, until crackling is golden and crisp and pork is cooked through.
5.Rest in a warm place for 15 minutes. Remove crackling, cut into serving pieces. Carve pork and arrange on a platter with crackling.
If crackling isn’t crunchy, slice away from cooked pork and lay on a baking tray. While pork rests, place crackling in a preheated 230°C oven until crisp and the surface is bubbled.
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