Pork Shanks with Vegetables

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Health Score:
81 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation
ready in 4 h.
Ready in
Calories:
1123
calories
Calories

Nutritional values

1 each contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie1,123 cal.(53 %)
Protein74 g(76 %)
Fat78 g(67 %)
Carbohydrates29 g(19 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage7.1 g(24 %)
Vitamin A1.7 mg(213 %)
Vitamin D0.1 μg(1 %)
Vitamin E4.8 mg(40 %)
Vitamin K40.1 μg(67 %)
Vitamin B₁4.1 mg(410 %)
Vitamin B₂0.9 mg(82 %)
Niacin34.5 mg(288 %)
Vitamin B₆2 mg(143 %)
Folate97 μg(32 %)
Pantothenic acid3.3 mg(55 %)
Biotin27.1 μg(60 %)
Vitamin B₁₂2.4 μg(80 %)
Vitamin C20 mg(21 %)
Potassium2,110 mg(53 %)
Calcium127 mg(13 %)
Magnesium144 mg(48 %)
Iron8.4 mg(56 %)
Iodine13 μg(7 %)
Zinc15.1 mg(189 %)
Saturated fatty acids30.8 g
Uric acid662 mg
Cholesterol297 mg
Complete sugar11 g

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
2 onions
2 carrots
200 grams Celery root
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
4 small Pork shoulder
1 garlic clove
½ tsp ground Caraway
salt
freshly ground peppers
200 milliliters dark beer
300 milliliters Beef broth
sauce thickener (as needed)
2 carrots
2 Parsnips
2 Tbsps butter
2 large red onions
1 Tbsp olive oil
How healthy are the main ingredients?
olive oilonioncarrotgarlic cloveCarawaysalt

Preparation steps

1.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (approximately 350°F) convection.

2.

Peel the2 yellow onions, 2 of the carrots and the celery root and cut into large cubes. Oil a roasting pan, add the vegetables tossing to combine and roast, tossing occasionally until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.

3.

Rinse the pork shanks and pat dry. Peel the garlic and press through a garlic press into a bowl along  with the caraway and season with salt and pepper and rub the mixture all over the pork. Place the pork in the pan with the vegetables and pour in the beer and some broth  Roast 2 1/2 hours, turning the legs occasionally and adding more broth if necessary.

4.

Remove the pork from the roasting pan and place on a baking sheet. Raise the oven temperature to 220°C (approximately  425°F) and roast the pork until lightly browned and crisp. Strain the sauce through a sieve into a saucepan and simmer a little. Season with salt and pepper. Stir together the cornstarch and a little cold water and stir into the simmering sauce, cooking until thickened.

5.

For the vegetables: Peel the remaining 2 carrots and the parsnips, peel and cut into thick slices. Heat the butter in a skillet and saute the carrots and parsnips for about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Peel the red onions and cut into rings. Heat the oil in a grill pan and saute the onions until browned, about 5 minutes. Serve the shanks with the sauce and the vegetables.

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