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I would say about 2 - 2½ hours, but this can also vary due to stuffing or not.

I would suggest sticking a skewer right into the middle and check if the juices are almost clear, and also test it on you lip to make sure the meat is hot in the middle.

hi there i've got a 7lb rolled shoulder of pork but don't know how long or what temperature to cook it at - i wanted to do nigellas 24 hour roast but this is on the bone and my butcher deboned it - can anyone help - don't want to overcook it or have it raw???

tks!!

you can also do the same with a piece of brisket and serve the same, its all so moist and yummy!!

minxx, i use a recipe not to different to chocolatruffle, i make up a spice mix, rub it into the pork, into roasting tin, cover tightly with foil, then turn the oven onto the lowest heat and cook for 14 hours, the meat just pulls apart when ready, i use this as a kind of rustic indoor barbecue thing, served in buns with homemade coleslaw..

Dear Chocolatruffle,

I tried out your recipe. I used the garlic and rosemary and cooked it on 20 mins on v high and then six hours v low. it was suberb!! I'm not a pork fan but might have been converted. I used the juices and some organic cider to make a gravy and made my own apple sauce.. mainly because I ran out!! never again.. home made is so easy!

My husband thinks my steak pie and roast beef are tops and placed this dish up there.

Thanks

We will be doing this again.

pork sausagemeat with apples and if nuts are ok pine nuts, walnuts or pistachios
bacon, walnut and apricots with breadcrumbs nice too

My children love these stuffings minxx.
You will need apricots and prunes,chopped onion,breadcrumbs,butter,seasoning and flatleaf parsley.

2nd one.......apples,cranberries,breadcrumbs,finely chopped celery,finely chopped onion,half teaspoon of mixed spice,sage and thyme.

Just use a normal stuffing recipe/method but use these ingredients instead.

I like to use a fruity stuffing of apples or apricots, with breadcrumbs, onion and sage to taste.

Hi Minxx!
Rub your pork with olive oil, garlic , salt freshly ground black pepper and rosemary, poking it into the meat by inserting a knife at intervals all over the joint.

Leave it to marinade for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight. Put it into a tin and roast for 30 minutes at 220 C. Turn oven down to 140C and cook for 4 - 24 hours depending on the size of your joint.

(The 24 hours is for a whole shoulder bone included. This is for slow roasted pork as done by Nigella Lawson.

You can use fennel seeds as well.) A small joint also works well, but obviously you choose the time according to the size of your joint. Good luck!