Slow-roast pork with apples & peppers

Gluten Free
Health score
39%
Slow-roast pork with apples & peppers
270 min.
8
798kcal

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If you're looking for a hearty, flavorful main dish that will impress your guests, look no further than this slow-roast pork with apples and peppers. The succulent pork shoulder, slowly roasted to perfection, takes on a rich, savory sweetness from the combination of mustard, brown sugar, and the juicy apples. The peppers and onions add a colorful, vibrant contrast, while the bay leaves infuse the dish with a delightful depth of flavor. Perfect for a special dinner or a family meal, this dish promises tender, melt-in-your-mouth pork with a crispy crackling that everyone will love.

With just a few simple ingredients and a slow-roasting technique, you can create a comforting, gluten-free meal that’s packed with flavor. The pork cooks slowly, allowing the flavors to meld and infuse the meat, while the accompanying vegetables roast in the juices, becoming perfectly tender and caramelized. Whether you serve it for lunch or dinner, this dish pairs beautifully with a side of salt-baked potatoes or a light salad, making it a versatile option for any occasion. Enjoy a true feast with minimal effort and maximum taste!

Ingredients

  • 50 butter softened
  • tbsp little demerara sugar 
  • tbsp coarse mustard 
  • small apples cored thinly sliced quartered (we used Braeburns)
  •  and orange peppers red yellow cut into quarters, cores and seeds discarded
  • servings bay leaves 
  • tbsp apple cider vinegar 
  • tbsp olive oil 
  • tbsp coarse mustard 
  • tbsp little demerara sugar 
  • lb joint pork 

Equipment

  • oven
  • aluminum foil

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas
  2. Sit the pork on a sheet of foil in a roasting tin.
  3. Mix the butter, sugar and mustard with 2 tsp salt, rub all over the top and ends of the joint (or joints), then scrunch up the foil to seal tightly in a parcel.
  4. Mix the onions and apples in a large, shallow roasting tin. Scatter the peppers over the top and poke in some bay leaves.
  5. Mix the vinegar, oil, mustard and sugar with 100ml water and drizzle over everything. Roast the pork for 3 hrs while you cook the peppers on the shelf below for the first 2 hrs. When you remove the apples and peppers after 2 hrs, set aside and put the Salt-baked potatoes (see 'Goes well with', right) into the oven underneath the pork instead.
  6. After 3 hrs, unwrap the foil from the pork. Scrape any mustard mixture stuck to the foil back onto the pork, sit it and any juices back in the tin and increase oven to 200C/180C fan/gas
  7. Roast for 30-45 mins more until the skin is brown and crisping.
  8. Remove the pork from the oven, cover and rest for 20 mins while you put the peppers back on the top shelf for 20 mins to finish.
  9. Serve the pork thickly sliced alongside the apples and peppers, with any tin juices poured over.

Nutrition Facts

Calories798kcal
Protein27.3%
Fat61.17%
Carbs11.53%

Properties

Glycemic Index
27.25
Glycemic Load
3.4
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
38.200434518897%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.88mg
Peonidin
0.01mg
Catechin
0.73mg
Epigallocatechin
0.15mg
Epicatechin
4.21mg
Epicatechin 3-gallate
0.01mg
Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
0.11mg
Luteolin
0.71mg
Kaempferol
0.1mg
Quercetin
2.48mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:797.77kcal
39.89%
Fat:53.91g
82.94%
Saturated Fat:19.87g
124.19%
Carbohydrates:22.87g
7.62%
Net Carbohydrates:18.64g
6.78%
Sugar:17.78g
19.76%
Cholesterol:208.48mg
69.49%
Sodium:300.86mg
13.08%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:54.13g
108.25%
Vitamin C:138mg
167.27%
Selenium:81.18µg
115.97%
Vitamin B1:1.53mg
102.05%
Vitamin A:3538.63IU
70.77%
Zinc:9.38mg
62.5%
Vitamin B2:0.92mg
54.19%
Vitamin B3:10.36mg
51.79%
Phosphorus:493.43mg
49.34%
Vitamin B6:0.87mg
43.69%
Vitamin B12:2.01µg
33.44%
Potassium:1060.27mg
30.29%
Iron:4.51mg
25.03%
Vitamin E:3.11mg
20.74%
Vitamin D:2.95µg
19.66%
Vitamin B5:1.91mg
19.07%
Fiber:4.23g
16.91%
Folate:63.78µg
15.95%
Magnesium:62.52mg
15.63%
Manganese:0.31mg
15.59%
Copper:0.3mg
15.2%
Vitamin K:10.07µg
9.59%
Calcium:92.28mg
9.23%