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Traditional English roasted leg of with perfect crackling. . Its not hard to make Traditional English roasted leg of with perfect crackling for my daughter.
Traditional English roasted leg of with perfect crackling
You can simply cook Traditional English roasted leg of with perfect crackling in 3 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can simply prepate that.
Ingredients of Traditional English roasted leg of with perfect crackling
| 1 | You need 1 of leg of . … mine was about 7lb in weight. |
| 2 | It’s 1 of A little salt. |
| 3 | Prepare 1 of very sharp knife. |
Traditional English roasted leg of with perfect crackling cooking step by step
| Step 1 | pre-heat oven to gas 8 .. electric is 220. |
| Step 2 | over a meat board…score the fat on top of the joint of . |
| Step 3 | you do this scoring …slicing into the fat with long lines very close together and then slice opposite direction so it looks like zigzag on the fat. be careful not to slice into the meat. your butcher will score this for you if you ask.. |
| Step 4 | you then rub a little salt into the fat that's scored. |
| Step 5 | place in the middle oven covered with lid or foil. |
| Step 6 | After 20 to 30 mins. Turn oven down to gas 4 or electric 160. |
| Step 7 | cook for 20 mins per pound and another 20 mins on top of that. check that juices run clear when cooked. |
| Step 8 | when cooked…leave to cool on a meat tray. or plate and after 20. mins take your sharp knife and gently slice the crackling off. .. keep meat juices for gravy. |
| Step 9 | always ensure your knife has been washed before doing this. |
| Step 10 | you can then slice the and serve with roast potatoes, veg and gravy made from meat juices and a little apple sauce on the side. |