Pork roast for two
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 400g piece pork belly, scored
- 2 apples, cored and cut into wedges
- a glass cider
- 300g celeriac, peeled and cubed
- 1 large potato, peeled and cubed
- a splash milk
- butter, for the mash
- ½ small savoy cabbage, shredded and steamed, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Rub the pork belly all over with salt and pepper. Put in a roasting tin and roast for 30 minutes, then reduce the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and roast for another 30 minutes. Add the apples and cider to the dish, turn the oven up to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7 and roast for another 30 minutes until the crackling is crisp.
- STEP 2
While the pork is roasting, boil the celeriac and potatoes until tender. Drain well, then mash with a splash of milk and a knob of butter. Season. Serve the pork in slices with the mash and cabbage, topped with the apples and any roasting juices.