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Crispy German Pork Knuckle (Schweinshaxe) with Beer Gravy



A hunk of impossibly tender, juicy pork meat on the bone, all wrapped in crispy crackling skin, you say? Be still my beating heart! Called Schweinshaxe, this slow-roasted German Pork Knuckle comes with a richly-flavoured beer gravy.

Of the many things Germans have perfected, pork roast is right up there. And key to this meaty art is of course amazing crackling which most recipes fail to deliver… but we cracked the code!

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  1. I just served this meal to my German neighbors in Munich who gave it 5 Stars! very delicious & easy to prepare. I served it with a sweet&sour red cabbage (Blaukraut) and potatoe dumplings (Knöddle) w/gravy. This will be a regular! Thank You.

  2. SO happy to find this! This was by FAR my favorite dish that I tried in Bavaria 2 years ago! I embarassed myself in a restaurant in a small mountain town by cutting the pork too hard and spilling the gravy on my pants😅 However it was SO juicy and crispy I can’t stop thinking about it!

  3. Tried this recipe yesterday and it turned out amazingly!! The crackling was ALMOST as perfect as yours, but I'm very very happy with it as a first attempt. Amazing recipe, thank you so much!! 10/10

    The one mistake I made was not pushing the garlic cloves deep enough inside the meat, so they got pushed out and burned and made the gravy bitter

  4. We just made this tonight and it was fantastic! Thanks for this excellent recipe. I purchased a 4.1lb pork shank from a 3rd generation Austrian butcher and it was the best ever. Just watch the last step so you don't over-brown the pork skin. I have two more just like this one and can't wait to make it again.

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