The long Easter weekend is a good excuse for some serious eating, so invite friends and family round for a cracking feast!
Ingredients
Lean pork loin or leg joint – Allow 100 / 175g (46oz) of raw meat per person for boneless joints and 225 / 350g (812oz) for bone-in joints
For The stuffing
- Pork sausage meat
- Black pudding
- Fresh breadcrumbs
- Fresh plums
- Blueberries
For The Plum, Port & Blueberry Compote
- Oil
- Red onions
- Fresh plums
- Soft brown sugar
- Blueberry juice (or cranberry)
- Port
- Blueberries (fresh or dried)
- Ground allspice
Cooking Time: Medium 30 minutes per 450g/½kg (1lb) plus 30 minutes
Oven Temperature: Gas Mark 45, 180°C, 350°F
Method
- Take a lean pork loin or leg joint and calculate the cooking time. For crackling dry the rind, score and rub with 15ml (1tbsp) oil and 5ml (1tsp) sea salt. Place on a rack in a roasting tin and open roast in a preheated oven for calculated cooking time.
- Next make the stuffing by mixing together 450g (1lb) pork sausage meat, 50g (2oz) chopped black pudding, 100g (4oz) fresh breadcrumbs, 3 plums, stoned and chopped, and 25g (1oz) blueberries. Shape into 15 – 20 balls and cook alongside the pork for 20 – 25 minutes until cooked through. (These make great snacks or canapés, just make into smaller balls.)
- For the plum, port and blueberry compote heat 15ml (1tbsp) oil in a heavy based pan, add 1 red onion, peeled and finely sliced, and cook slowly for 8 – 10 minutes until softened and browned. Add 3 plums, quartered, 30ml (2tbsp) soft brown sugar, 75ml (5tbsp) blueberry juice, 60ml (4tbsp) port, 25g (1oz) fresh or dried blueberries and pinch ground allspice. Stir well. Cover the pan and cook on a reduced heat until liquid has reduced slightly and fruit soft, approx 10 minutes. Remove lid for further 5 minutes if too saucy. Serve the compote hot or cold.
- Serve the pork with the stuffing balls, bacon rolls, chipolata sausages, roast potatoes and plenty of seasonal vegetables.
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