Cider Pork Leg
Alejandra Cota
Cider, apples, orange juice, cinnamon, garlic, thyme, and other ingredients come together in this cider pork leg, a succulent main dish that will steal the show at your Christmas feast! Rubbed with butter and glazed with drippings and apple jam, this juicy cider pork leg is beautifully garnished with cherries, cooked apples, and rosemary for the best holiday recipe to delight your loved ones.
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Ingredients
12
Portions
  • 4 cups cider
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 1/2 cups orange juice
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
  • 3 tablespoons rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon thyme
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon pepper
  • 1 pork leg, boneless, 4.4 to 6.6 lbs
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 3 red apples, cut into wedges
  • 3 green apples, cut into wedges
  • 1 cup apple jam
  • some cherries, for garnish
  • some orange, or any other citrus fruit, cut into wheels, for garnish
  • some rosemary, fresh, for garnish
Preparation
50 mins
1h 10 mins
Easy
  • Preheat oven to 392 °F.
  • Combine cider, apple juice, orange juice, garlic, onion, cinnamon, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper in a blender. Blend until smooth. Set aside.
  • On a chopping board, cut the outer layer of the pork leg in diagonal to make diamond cuts. Season with salt and pepper. Rub pork leg with butter. Place on a baking dish.
  • Arrange apples. Pour over cider mixture. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Remove pork leg from oven. Uncover and brush pork leg with apple jam. Bake again for 40 minutes, uncovered, glazing constantly with drippings and jam.
  • Remove from oven. Let rest for some minutes before slicing. Serve cider pork leg garnished with cherries, orange wheels, rosemary, and cooked apples.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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