Collections What’s Cooking? Black & Gold Recipes Budget Buster Comfort Food Healthy Living Meatless What’s in your pantry? Meal Type Lunch Salads Dinner Desserts Occasions Christmas BBQ Date Night Recipes Entertaining Fresh & Tasty Seasonal Autumn Spring Summer Winter What’s Cooking? Black & Gold Recipes Budget Buster Comfort Food Healthy Living Meatless What’s in your pantry? Black & Gold Recipes What’s in your pantry? Meal Type Lunch Salads Dinner Desserts Occasions Christmas BBQ Date Night Recipes Entertaining Fresh & Tasty Date Night Recipes Seasonal Autumn Spring Summer Winter 1. Preheat oven to 250°C. 2. Using a sharp knife, gently score the skin of the leg or shoulder across in close parallel lines. Make sure you cut all the way through the skin to the meat. 3. Rub the entire leg or shoulder with oil and lemon juice and then with the sea salt. Rub well into the scores as this not only seasons the meat, but helps draw out moisture, producing ‘crispy crackling’. 4. Place the roast in a large roasting pan. Cook uncovered for 30 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 180°C. Continue cooking for 25 minutes / 500g of weight, or 1½ hours. 5. Once the roast is done, remove from the oven and rest for 20 minutes before carving to serve. 2 kg pork leg (bone-in) or Boned & Rolled Shoulder ^Pork leg (bone in) shown 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp sea salt Roast Pork with Crispy Crackling^ The best roast pork with crackle made easy with 4 simple ingredients! Cook Pork Roast this weekend or holiday with IGA’s favourite crowd pleaser. A deliciously juicy pork roast suited for any cut (roast pork belly, loin, shoulder or leg roast) with a crunchy, crispy & golden crackling skin. Perfectly paired with an apple sauce for roast pork or gravy to die for. Apple sauce and crackling – need we say more? The best roast pork with crackle made easy with 4 simple ingredients! Cook Pork Roast this weekend or holiday with IGA’s favourite crowd pleaser. A deliciously juicy pork roast suited for any cut (roast pork belly, loin, shoulder or leg roast) with a crunchy, crispy & golden crackling skin. Perfectly paired with an apple sauce for roast pork or gravy to die for. Apple sauce and crackling – need we say more? Preheat oven to 250°C. Using a sharp knife, gently score the skin of the leg or shoulder across in close parallel lines. Make sure you cut all the way through the skin to the meat. Rub the entire leg or shoulder with oil and lemon juice and then with the sea salt. Rub well into the scores as this not only seasons the meat, but helps draw out moisture, producing ‘crispy crackling’. Place the roast in a large roasting pan. Cook uncovered for 30 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 180°C. Continue cooking for 25 minutes / 500g of weight, or 1½ hours. Once the roast is done, remove from the oven and rest for 20 minutes before carving to serve. Community Creations Did you enjoy this recipe? Click on a star to rate it! Average rating 4.5 / 5. Vote count: 70 No votes so far! Be the first to rate this recipe. Gloria Pratt says: March 27, 2021 at 10:37 am Always wanted to learn how the best way to cook crackling, thank you Reply Always wanted to learn how the best way to cook crackling, thank you

Janine Wyllie says: March 27, 2021 at 2:36 pm Used a tablespoon of honey with sea salt and lemon juice. Cooked in an air fryer instead of an oven as less fat. Reply Used a tablespoon of honey with sea salt and lemon juice. Cooked in an air fryer instead of an oven as less fat. Meryl says: March 27, 2021 at 3:07 pm Please advise if putting the vegetables in with the pork, will stop the pork from crackling? Reply igaaustralia says: May 26, 2021 at 1:57 pm Hi Meryl, A high oven temp at 250 degrees for first 30 minutes should do the crackling trick! Thanks ! Reply Please advise if putting the vegetables in with the pork, will stop the pork from crackling? igaaustralia says: May 26, 2021 at 1:57 pm Hi Meryl, A high oven temp at 250 degrees for first 30 minutes should do the crackling trick! Thanks ! Reply A high oven temp at 250 degrees for first 30 minutes should do the crackling trick! SARAKINIS MARY says: March 28, 2021 at 12:35 am Fantastic recipe Reply Fantastic recipe SARAKINIS MARY says: March 28, 2021 at 12:41 am Very easy to make Reply Very easy to make David Nash says: February 8, 2022 at 4:12 pm These are great value roast dinners. Reply These are great value roast dinners. Janene says: March 6, 2022 at 4:23 pm Thank you very much Reply Thank you very much Petra Lovett says: September 2, 2022 at 1:22 pm Always wanted to know how to do crackling. Thank you. Reply Always wanted to know how to do crackling. Thank you. tez says: October 7, 2024 at 9:22 pm Simple, yummy; no 30 different ingredients (for nothing more than self-aggrandizement). This recipe works so well for people who want to cook at home, for their close friends or family. Reply Simple, yummy; no 30 different ingredients (for nothing more than self-aggrandizement). This recipe works so well for people who want to cook at home, for their close friends or family. Leave a Review Cancel Review Love these healthy recipe ideas? Join today for exclusive healthy recipes and tips that matter to locals like you. Subscribe for free delicious weekly recipes, plus the latest offers, competitions and more. About this site Terms and Conditions IGA Supermarkets Weekly Specials Catalogue Store Locations & Trading Hours Price Match Promise Newsletter Signup Join us on Social Like us on Facebook Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram © 2026 IGA Recipes.