Daube of pork

Daube of pork

This recipe turns a sow's ear into a silk purse - shoulder meat may be cheap, but it's perfectly suited to being slow cooked

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6 - 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 3 hrs

Plus 24 hrs marinating
Freezable

Method

  1. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a large lidded casserole dish. Heat the sunflower oil in a large heavy-based frying pan until practically smoking and fry the pork until a dark brown all over. Add the pork to the marinade and leave to marinate in the fridge for 24 hrs.
  2. The next day, heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Remove the pork from the marinade and set aside. Place the marinade over a high flame and bring to the boil. Boil for 15 mins, skimming off any foam from the surface. Add the stock and bring back to the boil, then add the meat. Put on the lid, or tightly cover the casserole with foil, and put into the oven to cook for 3 hrs turning the meat halfway through.
  3. Lift out the pork and keep somewhere warm. Strain the cooking liquid through a fine sieve into a clean pan. Bring to the boil, then boil to reduce for about 15-20 mins. Check the seasoning before serving with the gravy.

Per serving

886 kcalories, protein 80.0g, carbohydrate 13.0g, fat 58.0 g, saturated fat 11.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 13.0g, salt 0.87 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2006.

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  • 08 November 2007

    Victoria rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    My family enjoyed it but it wasn't as tender as promised.

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  • 04 March 2008

    Ball commented on this recipe

    Excellent Excellent Excellent We cooked this dish for 225 people it was EXCELLENT we marinaded it over 24hours and it was just so so good THanks Richard ps We used the chine end of the shoulder joint from Lincolnshire Pigs only of course

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  • 04 March 2008

    Ball rated this recipe

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  • 04 October 2008

    Laine commented on this recipe

    Loved the recipe, meat was really, but couldn't understand the need for all the oil in the marinade.

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  • 06 May 2009

    MrsWife commented on this recipe

    Really delicious. I was concerned about the quantity of oil, but my mum assured me it would be ok and she was right. Just make sure that when you have reduced the gravy down, you use a separator to get rid of the excess oil, once that was done it was beautiful! Meat was very tender and smelt fabulous while cooking.

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  • 24 May 2009

    Flossie commented on this recipe

    As I'd forgotten to defrost my joint in time for cooking today, I went on a number of websites yesterday to see how to safely defrost pork. On all the websites I've been on, they all say NOT to ever partially cook pork and then leave to cook properly later. Obviously those of you who have posted comments haven't been harmed so I'm unsure whether to try this recipe or not. I'd really appreciate it if Good Food could give their comments please before I try this recipe because it looks and sounds wonderful!

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  • 25 May 2009

    sarah rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was lovely, meat was really tender, just wished I'd remembered to ask the butcher for the skin to roast along side as we missed the crackling.

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  • 29 November 2009

    Westlake rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    The marinade gave the pork a lovely flavour and the meat was very tender. The resultant red wine gravy had a slightly tangy flavour that the kids weren't too keen on, a bit of an acquired taste, but good for the adults.

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    18 February 2010

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  • Binder photo Cat

    21 April 2010

    Cat commented on this recipe

    I found the suggested quantity of oil much too much - even after cooling and spooning off as much fat as possible the sauce was still much too greasy for my taste. The pork had a nice flavour, though, so I might try again but use only a fraction of the amount of oil.

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  • 08 March 2011

    Angela South Lincs rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I cooked this for the first time for friends. It was a massive hit, but I did reduce the amount of olive oil used for the marinade down to 200 ml; this still seemed a lot and if I cook it again, I will only use 100 ml. When I asked our local butcher for 3kg of pork he said that was excessive for six people, so I only bought 2kg (weight after being skinned and boned) which was absolutely ample. Why Corrigan suggests 3kg in the recipe is beyond me! I also used rolled belly of pork rather than shoulder; worked just as well and every single scrap was eaten. Excellent for a dinner party and the potato and parnip accompanyment; absolute heaven!

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  • 26 October 2011

    fiona rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I make this alot, so easy & well worth the time involved.

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  • 21 December 2011

    Gins rated and commented on this recipe

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    I have used this recipe a number of times and it always goes down well!!! Easy and no worries re the cooking just put it in the oven and leave for said period. Delicious and tender meat, tasty gravy - if I feel too much oil left then I just separate it out.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6 - 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 3 hrs

Plus 24 hrs marinating
Freezable

Meltingly tender

Ingredients

  • 3.0 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 3.0kg skinned, boned and rolled pork shoulder
  • 350.0ml beef stock

For the marinade

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Per serving

886 kcalories, protein 80.0g, carbohydrate 13.0g, fat 58.0 g, saturated fat 11.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 13.0g, salt 0.87 g

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