Pork knuckle in a slow cooker

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a pork knuckle in a slow cooker? Very simple! First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. It is advisable to prepare the knuckle in advance - at least a day before the celebration. It will take about 12 hours to pickle and another 12 hours to languish in a slow cooker.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the pork knuckle, dry it. If there is a skin on the knuckle, clean it with a knife. My knuckle was already sold without skin.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel the garlic. Cut each clove lengthwise into 2 parts. If desired, you can take more garlic or replace fresh garlic with 2 tablespoons of dry.

4. Step 4:

   

   Combine soy sauce and mustard in a bowl. Mix it up.

5. Step 5:

   

   Make deep punctures in the knuckle from all sides with a knife. Stuff the leg with garlic.

6. Step 6:

   

   On all sides, rub the knuckle with salt, pepper, sprinkle with dried herbs. Keep in mind that in addition to salt, soy sauce is used (albeit in small quantities) so as not to over-salt the meat.

8. Step 7:

   

   Coat the pork with soy-mustard sauce.

9. Step 8:

   

   Transfer the knuckle onto a large piece of foil folded in half and wrap tightly, lifting the edges of the foil up so that the marinade does not leak out. Put the knuckle to marinate in the refrigerator for 10-12 hours.

10. Step 9:

    

    Transfer the foil-wrapped meat into the bowl of the slow cooker and close the lid.

11. Step 10:

    

    Set the "Multipovar" program and the temperature to 80 °C. The cooking time is 12-13 hours.

12. Step 11:

    

    Remove the finished knuckle from the bowl. It turns out very soft and juicy. The meat easily departs from the bone. Unwrap the foil. Optionally, you can additionally put the meat in preheated to 200 °Turn off the oven for 15-20 minutes to get a light brown crust.

13. Step 12:

    

    Transfer the pork knuckle to a dish and serve it to the table with any side dish. Enjoy your meal!