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Pork hock with apples and Marsala

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Ingredients

6 Renetta
2 precooked pork hocks
Laurel leaves
rosemary
thyme
250 ml of dry Marsala
Extra virgin olive oil
Currant sauce:
salt
pepper
300 g of cleaned currants
85 g of sugar
4 tablespoons of white vinegar
1 clove and 4 pepper grains crushed together
Preparation
20 minutes
+
30 for baking
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy

Pork hock with apples and Marsala is a tasty recipe, the perfect second course for a winter Sunday lunch, and our Renetta apples are a winning combination.


Renetta Melinda

Modern since the 1800s

Required

6

Renetta apple is the queen of baking. This slightly tart apple with a compact pulp becomes juicy during baking.


Ingredients

6 Renetta
2 precooked pork hocks
Laurel leaves
rosemary
thyme
250 ml of dry Marsala
Extra virgin olive oil
Currant sauce:
salt
pepper
300 g of cleaned currants
85 g of sugar
4 tablespoons of white vinegar
1 clove and 4 pepper grains crushed together
Preparation
20 minutes
+
30 for baking
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy

STEP 1

Currant sauce: in a non-stick pan lay the currants, the sugar, the vinegar and the crushed spices, and cook for 15 minutes.

STEP 2

Peel, core and cut in large slices the apples. 

STEP 3

Lay the pork hocks in a casserole, together with the laurel leaves, the rosemary, the thyme and some oil, add the Marsala wine and let evaporate. Season with salt and pepper. 

STEP 4

Add the apples, turn over the meat and bake at 200° C for 30/35 minutes.

When half cooked, take out of the oven and baste with its cooking juices. 

When done, serve as second course with the currant sauce.

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