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Knuckle with honey

Knuckle with honey

Ingredients

Pork knuckle in honey in the oven is a spicy, aromatic, juicy dish that can be prepared for a festive table. According to this recipe, the knuckle is baked in a honey-mustard glaze, the remains of which can be used as a sauce for serving. The honey flavor goes perfectly with mustard. For baked pork knuckle, it is better to choose the back legs - more meaty and juicy. A quality product should have light meat and white fat. Dark meat and yellow fat are signs of an old animal.

Step 1

Knuckle with honey

Boil the knuckle. Put the water with the knuckle on high heat, bring to a boil. As soon as the water boils, drain the whole onion, the remaining 3 cloves of garlic, cloves, black pepper. Salt to taste. Cook for 1.5-2 hours until the knuckle is ready. 30 minutes before the end of cooking, add the bay leaf.

Step 2

Knuckle with honey

While the knuckle is cooking, make a honey-mustard glaze. Grind 1 teaspoon of the pepper mixture thoroughly in a mortar. Mix honey with mustard, add crushed pepper. Mix everything thoroughly.

Step 3

Knuckle with honey

Bake the knuckle in the glaze. Coat the boiled knuckle completely with the glaze, wrap it in foil. Bake the knuckle in the oven at 200°C for 40-60 minutes.