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Having been frugal of late, and trying to eat from stocks we have, I couldn't help but indulge from the St Albans Farmers Market.
We started by visiting my friend Vickie from
@HumbersHomemade who was selling Red Nose Day apple jelly, which we all fell in love with (interpretation Kids argued over which jar and who was carrying it etc. - luckily Vickie's a dab hand as a mother of 4 and diffused the situation beautifully)!
After that we were in search of a pork joint to slow cooker - I had been having withdrawal symptoms. I chose a Pork Shoulder as that is a bit fattier and lends itself better to slowcooking, don't let that put you off tho, as it serves to baste throughout the cooking, but you can cut it off - if you are so inclined :)
So I decided to keep it simple. I cut the fat off from the joint, but placed it back on for cooking - figured this would make it easier to remove to make crackling later.
I put it in the slow cooker, then mixed 125ml chicken stock, 2 tbs of apple jelly, 1 table of mustard and poured it over the joint. Covered and cooked on high for 2 hours, then low for another 3 or 4.
I made the gravy from the juice by draining and then thickening with cornflour, and accompanied with farmers market steamed vegetables. I grilled the fat under the grill, having covered with salt, and literally sat watching it cos I've overdone the crackling too many times!
It was beautiful...........loads left over too :)
Will definitely be doing this again :)
Enjoy
Annie x
