Learn how to prepare a french trimmed rack of pork - The School of Artisan Food

Master butcher Chris Moorby shows the technique for french trimming a rack of pork.

Cooking instructions for French trimmed roast loin of pork:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. Dry the pork thoroughly with kitchen towels and rub all over with salt.
3. Place the pork and any trimmings into a roasting tin.
4. Peel the shallots, cut them in half lengthways and add them to the tin. Pour 250ml/9fl oz dry cider into the tin.
5. Roast the pork for 45 minutes (allow an extra five minutes for every additional 250g/9oz of pork), checking occasionally that there's enough liquid in the roasting pan and topping up with a little hot water from the kettle if necessary
6. After 45 minutes (or relevant cooking time) increase the temperature to 200C/375F/Gas 5 to make the crackling crisp up. Cook the pork for another 45 minutes at this temperature (again allow an extra five minutes for every additional 250g/9oz of pork).
7. When the pork is cooked, remove it from the oven and allow it to rest for at least 15 minutes.
8. To serve, remove the crackling in one piece (if it's not crispy enough then return it to the oven for 5-10 minutes). Cut the loin off the bone in one piece. Carve the meat into thick slabs and serve a good piece of crackling with each slice.