Schweinshaxe (German Crispy Roasted Pork Knuckle)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 180 min
- Level
- Hard
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
A German pork knuckle roasted in the oven while basted with beer.
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It features a crackling crispy skin and tender meat inside.
Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Season
Boil pork knuckle with onion, carrot, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, salt, and water for 1 hour.
- 2Step
Remove pork knuckle, dry the skin completely with paper towels, and score the skin in a diamond pattern.
- 3Prep
Dry the surface again, including between the cuts in the skin, then set the pork knuckle on an oven rack.
- 4Step
Roast in an oven preheated to 150 degrees Celsius for 1 hour, basting with dark beer every 15 minutes.
- 5Step
Increase oven temperature to 220 degrees Celsius and roast for 30 minutes until the skin puffs up and becomes crispy.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Crispy crackling skin
- Finish cue
- Increase oven temperature to 220 degrees Celsius and roast for 30 minutes until the skin puffs up and becomes crispy.
Cooking decision evidence
Calculated Charim data and applicable official food safety guidance.
This recipe
180min, 8 ingredients
Category median
40min, 8 ingredients
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