Lechon (Roasted Pork Leg)
4 hours 10 mins
Pork leg is roasted slowly in the oven to produce moist and tasty meat. Top it with lechon sauce (link to recipe).
4 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 10
- 3 kg fresh pork leg with skin
- Butter
- Salt to rub on the skin of pork
- 250ml (1 cup) water
Directions
Prep:10min ›
Cook:4hr ›
Ready in:4hr10min
- Rinse pork. Pat dry with paper towels. Rub butter all over the skin. Sprinkle salt over the skin surface.
- Place pork on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour water into the bottom of the pan. Cover the pan securely with aluminum foil so steam will not escape.
- Roast at 200 C for 30 minutes. Remove foil.
- Continue roasting uncovered at 160 C for 3.5 hours, basting with the drippings every 30 minutes. Pork skin should be crisp.
- Insert thermometer into the meaty portion without touching the bone. Pork is well done when thermometer reads 80 C.
- Place pork leg on a serving platter. Slice bite sized portions and eat with lechon sauce.
