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German Pork Knuckle (Schweinshaxe) - Slow Roasted with Crispy crackling!

Makes
2
Ingredients
19
Rating
5.0 out of 5, from 53 ratings on RecipeTin Eats

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Ingredients

Servings
2 servings
Amounts
  • 1 x 1.25kg / 2.5lb pork knuckle ((Note 1))
  • 2 tbsp white vinegar ((Note 2))
  • 3 garlic cloves (, cut into 4 - 6 slivers (Note 3))
  • 2 tsp salt (, kosher / cooking salt NOT table salt (Note 4))
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp juniper berries ((Note 5))
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 cups dark German beer ((Note 6))
  • 2 cups chicken stock / broth (, low sodium)
  • 1 carrot (, unpeeled, sliced 2cm / 0.8" thick)
  • 1 onion (, unpeeled, halved, cut into 1.25cm / 1/2" thick slices)
  • 1 head garlic (, cut in two halves horizontally)
  • 5 juniper berries ((Note 5))
  • 2 bay leaves (, preferably fresh otherwise dried)
  • 2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp white sugar
  • 1/4 - 1/2 tsp salt (, kosher / cooking salt NOT table salt (Note 4))
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Nutrition · per serving

Calories
633 kcal
Fat
20 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
6 g
Sodium
3504 mg
Protein
65 g
Trans fat
1 g
Cholesterol
180 mg
Carbohydrate
32 g
Saturated fat
6 g

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