Apricot and marjoram stuffed pork shoulder
(serves 8)
By Mark Poynton, head chef at Alimentum in Cambridge
Ingredients
1 x 2.5kg boned and butterflied pork shoulder (ask your butcher to do this)
250g sausage meat
150g dried apricots, chopped
30g marjoram
1 egg
100g bread crumbs
1 Combine all the stuffing ingredients into a firm mix and season well. Apply the mix to the inside of the opened shoulder, roll up and place skin side up on a roasting tray. Tie the joint with butcher’s string and season.
2 Place into a hot oven (220°C/gas mark 7), then after a 15-minute blast turn it down low (150°C/gas mark 2). Leave for 31/2 hours until the skin looks nice and crispy.
3 Remove from the oven, wrap in tin foil and leave to rest for 20 minutes. Cut off the string, then carve your meat into thick slices and serve with roasted sweet potatoes and an endive salad.