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Vincent Price's Roast Pork Castilian Style

Source of Recipe

Recipezaar - posted to rc by gijane


List of Ingredients

1 (12 lbs) fresh ham
4 tablespoons butter
3 bay leaves, crumbled
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
3 tablespoons minced onions
2/3 cup white wine, divided
2 tablespoons sweet paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1 lemon, juice of



Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Score the skin and fat of the fresh ham.
3. Place in a shallow roasting pan (in Spain they use an oval earthenware one) and rub the skin with the butter.
4. Combine bay leaves, garlic, thyme, parsley and minced onion; sprinkle this over the meat.
5. Next sprinkle meat with the juice of 1 lemon, 1/3 cup white wine, sweet paprika and salt.
6. Roast meat for 1-1/2 hours.
7. Remove fat that has accumulated in the pan.
8. Add to pan: 1/3 cup white wine and 1 cup water.
9. Continue to roast for 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours longer, or a total of 25 minutes per pound, basting every half hour with the pan juices.

Serves 12-14.