Pork knuckle baked with potatoes in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make pork knuckle baked with potatoes in the oven? Prepare the products. Pre-wash the knuckle thoroughly. I removed the skin from mine, it was too rough. If the skin is soft and thin, then you can cook directly with it. From the spices I took black pepper and paprika. You can use absolutely any combination, it's a matter of taste and preferences.

2. Step 2:

   

   Use a knife to make punctures all over the leg. Stuff the knuckle with garlic, inserting the peeled cloves into the resulting incisions.

3. Step 3:

   

   Mix salt and spices. If you have a knuckle with your skin, then you can drop a little vegetable oil so that the resulting mixture holds well on the leg.

4. Step 4:

   

   Coat the knuckle on all sides with the resulting mixture. if you have enough time, then leave the knuckle to marinate for several hours, it is even better to leave it in this form overnight. But you can bake it right away, everything will turn out fine anyway.

6. Step 5:

   

   Cut the peeled potatoes into halves or quarters, depending on its size. Young small potatoes can be left whole. Add salt, stir.

7. Step 6:

   

   Spread several layers of foil overlapping on a baking sheet. Place the knuckle in the center. Arrange the potatoes around.

8. Step 7:

   

   Wrap the knuckle with potatoes in a tight envelope, turning the edges well so that the juice does not spill out when baking. Additionally, wrap it in another layer of foil, for reliability.

9. Step 8:

   

   Bake the knuckle with potatoes for 2 hours at 180 ° C. Then unwrap the foil, turn on the grill or convection mode and bake for another 30 minutes until golden brown.