Like in Oktoberfest, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside.
Method
Roughly chop the vegetables and onions
Put the knuckles and the beer in a pot
Fill the pot with water until the guts are covered and add all the other ingredients
Turn the heat on
Cover and let it boil for about 1 hour and 30 minutes
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees
Remove from the heat, remove the knuckles from the broth and place them in a baking tray with the bone facing up
Score the knuckles a little with a knife and bake for about 1 hour
Increase the temperature to 250 Celsius on the grill setting bake until it gets a nice color.
Ingredients
3 knuckles of pork (about 1.5 kg each)
1 bottle of beer 0.5l
2-4 onions
1 leek
1 bunch of parsley
2 carrots
6 cloves of garlic
1 tsp peppercorns
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp juniper berries (optional)
4-5 bay leaves
2-3 tablespoons of salt (approx. 50-75 g) to the cooking water
1 dash of vinegar