Danish roast pork (flæskesteg) with crispy crackling – juicy and seriously good.
Roast pork with crispy crackling is a Danish Christmas tradition, and lucky for us it is, because it tastes wonderful.
In our house, adults and children alike love roast pork – the youngest is mostly in it for the meat, while the eldest is firmly in it for the crackling – so on that point, at least, they can agree to share.
The most important thing for getting crisp crackling on your roast pork is that the rind is scored properly, without cutting into the meat – and beyond that, salted thoroughly, including down between the cuts in the rind.
Always use a meat thermometer and check the roast at around 50°C – if the crackling is not crisp by then, turn up the heat – it is all in the recipe below.
