About this dish
Roast pork with crispy crackling skin, traditionally served with red cabbage and potatoes.
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Ingredients
🥩2kg pork belly or loin, skin on
🍃Bay leaves
🧂Coarse salt
🥬Red cabbage, for serving
🥔Boiled potatoes, for serving
Method
Serves 31
Score the pork skin in a tight crosshatch pattern.2
Insert bay leaves into some of the scored cuts and rub the skin generously with coarse salt.3
Roast at a high temperature initially to crisp the skin, then lower the heat to cook through.4
Rest the meat before carving.5
Serve with braised red cabbage and boiled potatoes.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Flæskesteg is a classic Danish dish, especially associated with Christmas dinner, valued for its crackling crisp skin achieved through careful scoring and roasting.
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