Hard

Roasted Leg of Pork

Total Time
1h 32m
16m prep · 76m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥛 Dairy-Free 🥜 Nut-Free

This succulent leg of pork roast just melts in your mouth — it's that tender.

Ingredients

  • 2.5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons dried sage
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 , 5 pound
  • 1 large onion
  • 6 cloves garlic , halved

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 430 degrees F (220 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Combine olive oil, sage, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt in a small bowl.

  3. 3

    Rinse pork leg and pat dry with a paper towel. Rub seasoned olive oil all over pork leg.

  4. 4

    Slice onion and separate layers into rings. Place onion rings and garlic halves into the bottom of a roaster. Place pork on top of onion and garlic.

  5. 5

    Roast in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C) and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 1 hour 20 minutes more.

  6. 6

    Let pork rest for 5 minutes, then slice for serving.

Nutrition Facts

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