Oven cook from chilled. 240°C/Fan 220°C/Gas Mark 9. 30 minutes plus 20 minutes per 500g
Before cooking: Preheat oven. Remove all
packaging, keeping strings in place and set
the sauce sachet to one side. Allow to rest
for 30 minutes before cooking. Place the joint
on a foil lined baking tray. Rub the rind dry
with paper towel. Add a tablespoon of oil and
a pinch of salt to the rind and massage it into
the cuts. Cover the bone with foil to prevent it
from burning. Place the joint on a low
roasting rack in the roasting tray, on the
middle shelf of the oven.
During cooking: Cook for 30 minutes. If the
crackling is still a bit soft, cook for an extra 10
minutes. Turn the oven down to 200°C/Fan
180°C/Gas Mark 6 and cook for the
remainder of the total cooking time. In the
last 15 minutes of the cooking time, remove
the joint from the oven and carefully remove
the strings with scissors and the crackling
with a knife. Pour the festive spiced glaze
over the top of the joint and return to the
oven for the remaining 15 minutes of cooking
time.
After cooking: Remove from the oven and
allow the joint to rest for 10 minutes in a
warm place. After slicing, pour the remaining
liquor from the roasting tray over the joint.
Check food is piping hot throughout, all juices
run clear and no pink colour remains.
All cooking appliances vary. This is a guide
only.
For use by date: see top of pack.
Keep refrigerated, once opened use immediately and do
not exceed the use by date.
For best quality, freeze as soon as possible after purchase and always within the use by date. Once frozen use within 2 months.
Defrost thoroughly in the fridge and use within 24 hours. Do not refreeze once defrosted.