Roast pork with braised cabbage, cider and apple

Surprise your family with this sensational pork roast with braised cabbage and mouth-watering cider and apple gravy.

Recipe «Roast pork with braised cabbage, cider and apple» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 2:20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 2.2kg Coles Australian Pork Leg Roast , rind scored, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 tbsp sea salt flakes, 4 small sweet potato, quartered, 1 brown onion, halved, thinly sliced , 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 1kg red cabbage, outer leaves removed, finely shredded, 2 Granny Smith apples, coarsely grated , 1/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup apple cider, 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 25g butter, 2 tbsp plain flour, 3/4 cup apple cider, 1 cup chicken stock, Steamed greens, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 2.2kg Coles Australian Pork Leg Roast , rind scored 
• 1/4 cup olive oil 
• 1 tbsp sea salt flakes 
• 4 small sweet potato, quartered 
• 1 brown onion, halved, thinly sliced 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 1kg red cabbage, outer leaves removed, finely shredded 
• 2 Granny Smith apples, coarsely grated 
• 1/4 cup brown sugar 
• 3/4 cup apple cider 
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 
• 25g butter 
• 2 tbsp plain flour 
• 3/4 cup apple cider 
• 1 cup chicken stock 
• Steamed greens, to serve 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 230C. Place pork on a rack in a large roasting pan. Pat rind dry with paper towel. Drizzle over 1 tablespoon oil. Sprinkle the salt over the rind and massage it into the skin, especially the scored areas. Roast in the oven for 45 mins or until the rind begins to blister. Reduce heat to 200C and roast for a further 1 hr 15 mins or until pork is cooked to your liking. Cover loosely with foil and set aside to rest for 10 mins.
2. Place the sweet potato on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven with the pork for the last 50 mins of cooking.
3. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a large heavy-based saucepan. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 5 mins. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min. Add cabbage, apple, sugar, cider, vinegar and butter. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
4. To make the gravy, pour the pan juices from the pork into a saucepan. Add flour and stir over low heat for 1-2 mins. Gradually whisk in the cider and stock until smooth. Increase heat to medium and simmer for 5 mins or until thickened slightly.
5. Slice pork and divide among serving plates. Serve with braised red cabbage, sweet potato, steamed greens and gravy.