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Crispy fried pork knuckles

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 1 ½ kg pork knuckle(s)
  • 2 onions, peeled and halved
  • 5 cloves garlic, peeled and halved
  • 1 carnation(s)
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp juniper berries
  • ½ tsp caraway seeds
  • 2 tsp salt
  • some pepper, coarsely ground

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 45 minutes

Pour water into a large pot. Add the onions, garlic, and spices. Heat everything, bring to a boil, and add the shanks to the water; they should be covered. Let them simmer for about 90 minutes. Shortly before the time is up, preheat the oven to 180 to 200°C. Remove the shanks from the water, drain, and roast in the oven for about an hour until crispy.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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