On the eve of the holidays, during which a large number of guests gather at the table, each hostess begins to look for recipes for simple, but at the same time delicious and hearty dishes. On a note, you can take the recipe for pork ham, cooked in the oven. It is recommended to serve the dish with a side dish of broccoli and apples.
Oven baked pork leg: ingredients
- pork ham weighing about 1.5 kg;
- broccoli - 1 medium fork;
- 2 carrots;
- 2 onions;
- 3-4 apples (best of all sweet and sour varieties);
- a teaspoon of butter;
- salt and pepper;
- 0.5 liters of water.
Baked pork ham: how to cook
The pork leg should be of a beautiful shape so that the finished dish will delight not only with its taste, but also with its appearance, therefore, you need to carefully consider the choice of meat.
First you need to peel the onions and carrots, then cut them into large pieces.
Then you can proceed to the pork leg. You need to bake the meat with the skin facing up, you first need to make cuts in the skin in the form of a grid, and then salt and generously pepper the ham on all sides.
The oven must be preheated to 175 degrees. In a form with a thick bottom and walls, vegetables are first laid out, and then the ham. Next, you need to pour in 500 ml of water. The ham can be sent to the oven. It will take 1 hour and 15 minutes to cook. Within 60 minutes, the mold should be covered with foil so that the ham does not burn. You can remove the foil 15 minutes before cooking, during which time the ham will have a crispy and golden crust.
Pork leg: what to cook for a side dish
Vegetables and fruits will be an original accompaniment to meat. Broccoli must be disassembled into inflorescences and steamed. Crunchy apples are a contrast to the tender vegetables. To do this, they need to be cut into quarters, removing the seeds, and then fry in a pan in butter for literally a couple of minutes.
