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Braised pork neck with apple juice, bacon and leeks

Recipe for juicy braised pork neck in apple juice - with Dijon mustard, bacon and leeks.
Course Main course
Cuisine Danish
Nøgleord Braised, Slow cooking, Slow-cooked dishes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Servings 8 people
Calories 591kcal

Ingredients

  • 2,2 kg pork neck also sold as pork collar
  • 250 g bacon, diced
  • 25 g butter
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsp plain flour
  • 600 ml apple juice cloudy, pressed apple juice if possible
  • 600 ml chicken stock
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme, tied into a bundle
  • 200 ml cream e.g. whipping cream (38% fat)
  • Cornflour and cold water
  • 2 leeks, sliced into rings
  • 1 apple, diced or sliced
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Oil

To finish

  • 1 handful pork scratchings, crushed
  • Fresh thyme

To serve

  • Mashed potatoes or rice
  • Boiled or fried potatoes
  • A fresh salad, if you like

Instructions

  • Trim the meat of sinew and any large pieces of fat, and cut it into 8 equal pieces.
  • Heat a splash of oil in a large pot and fry the bacon until golden. Set it aside in the fridge.
  • In the same pot, brown the meat well on all sides. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Set the meat aside on a plate.
  • Melt the butter in the pot and fry the onions and garlic until the onions are soft and translucent. Add the Dijon mustard, heat it through, then stir in the flour.
  • Add the apple juice and stock and whisk together well. Return the meat to the pot along with the bundle of thyme, cover and simmer for about 3 1/2 hours - or until tender.
  • Lift out the meat and set it aside - cover it with foil.
  • Remove the thyme bundle, pour the cream into the pot and thicken the sauce with a little cornflour mixed with cold water.
  • Add the leeks and apple, add the bacon and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper, and top with crushed pork scratchings and fresh thyme before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 591kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 60g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 217mg | Sodium: 816mg | Potassium: 1237mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 864IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 4mg