Photo: Lars Blankers
Suckling pig with cider fondant potatoes, sticky spare ribs and asparagus
24 ingredients
30 min + 2 hr
Serves 4
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This roast suckling pig would make a really special Sunday roast.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
743
Calories
36g
Protein
40g
Fat
67g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Asparagus | 6 spears (90g) | 27 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Rosemary | 1 tsp dried (1.2g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
| Veal | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 tsp chopped fresh sage
- 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
- 2 tsp chopped lemon
- 1.2kg/2lbs 10oz boned porchetta suckling pig
- butter
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 8 small ribs from the loin rib cage, trimmed to approx 10cm/4in
- 100ml/3½fl oz clear honey
- 2 dashes Tabasco
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 1 litre/1¾ pints cider
- 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
- 1 litre/1¾ pints sweet cider
- 2 litres/3½ pints veal stock
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh sage
- 2 lemons
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh loveage
- sea salt
- white pepper
- 12 asparagus
- 4 very thin slices air-dried ham
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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