Pork Loin Roast with Bramley Apple Sauce
A kilo of loin, salted overnight for crackling and roasted over onions and swede. Feeds two twice over, then turns into sandwiches.
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A kilo of loin, salted overnight for crackling and roasted over onions and swede. Feeds two twice over, then turns into sandwiches.
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