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Pork cooked in milk
Meat mains
Pork cooked in milk
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1.2kg leg of pork
- 30g butter
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
- small bunch fresh sage, chopped
- small bunch fresh thyme, chopped
- 750ml full-fat milk
- zest of 1 lemon, peeled in long slivers
- pinch nutmeg, grated
- 500g small potatoes, peeled and left whole
- salt and pepper
Method
Prep time:
20 min
PT20M
Cooking time:
2h
PT2H
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Step 1
You'll need a heavy casserole with a lid, big enough for the pork with enough space around it for the potatoes. Preheat oven to 160°C/Gas Mark 3. -
Step 2
Place the casserole over a medium heat and add the oil. Add the pork and brown on all sides. Remove the pork and wipe the oil from the pan with a bit of kitchen paper. Don't burn your fingers. -
Step 3
On a medium heat, melt the butter. Add the garlic, sage, thyme and cook for a minute or until the garlic is just starting to turn golden brown. -
Step 4
Return the pork to the pan and pour over the milk. Add the slivers of lemon zest and a grating of nutmeg. Season generously. Fit the potatoes around the pork so they are submerged in the milk. Cover with a piece of baking parchment and place the lid on top. -
Step 5
Roast in the oven for 2 hours, or until the pork is very tender and milk reduced to a creamy sauce. The milk will almost certainly have curdled and browned a bit so remove the pork and potatoes and give the liquid a zap with a stick blender. Serve with a salad.