The beauty of holidays is that we get to celebrate with family and nothing brings us together more than gathering around the table to feast! As the first long weekend of April approaches, make sure that you have South African pork in your Easter shopping basket – versatile, budget-friendly and without a doubt, utterly delicious.

Hop to it with these Easter Recipe Ideas with SA Pork

To make this Easter extra special, we’ve cooked up two cracking (or should we say, crackling?) dishes. These Easter recipe ideas should inspire you to create the ultimate family feast — the SA Pork way!

Easter Spice Glazed Pork Shoulder with Crackling Shards

This Easter pork shoulder roast is filled with spice and everything nice. What we love about this recipe is that it highlights ‘traditional’ flavours you’d expect around this time of year, taking inspiration the ultimate Easter treat — the hot cross bun. We’ve used a combination of mixed spices, which perfectly complement the succulent pork.

Slow-cooked to perfection the pork shoulder becomes deliciously tender, allowing you to pick and pull all your favourite parts!

Because we know that crackling is always in high demand, we’ve removed the skin off the roast and crackled it to perfection separately. You can ask your friendly butcher to do this step for you; even better, ask for an extra piece of skin to roast – extra crackling never goes amiss!

Roasting it separately gives you a lot of control during the cooking process and simplifies things, as you don’t have to consider the meat at the same time. Also, because the layer of skin lies flat in the oven versus being wrapped around the roast, it tends to crackle more evenly – it’s a win-win.

Those gorgeously crackled shards, served alongside the tender glazed pork shoulder, make this Easter recipe a textual delight.

Removing the skin layer prior to cooking, also gives the opportunity to add more flavour to the shoulder with a glaze, much like you would with a Christmas gammon (this is sounding better and better, right?) We’ve used orange juice, Dijon mustard and sweetness from brown sugar to add a beautiful hint of caramel.

This one needs a little bit more time and lovin’ in the oven to get that pulled pork texture but we promise, it’s absolutely worth it!

Get the recipe for Easter Spice Glazed Pork Shoulder with Crackling Shards

Peri Peri Pork Neck Espetada with Lemon Yoghurt Dipping Sauce

If you’re looking to spice things up with some actual heat, then this Easter recipe idea is a sure-fire way to hit that hot spot. It’s the dish to make if you’re hosting a group of people this Easter long weekend and want to spoil them with the ultimate braai.

These succulent pork neck espetadas deliver bags of flavour – we guarantee they’ll have your guests grabbing for seconds.

Those who have a thing for spicy dishes will appreciate the satisfying heat from the birds-eye chillies in the peri peri sauce, which is made from scratch.

The charred red pepper and paprika add a delicious smokey note; not to mention the zesty lemon and garlic that completely transform the flavour. It simply wouldn’t be true to its Portuguese heritage if it wasn’t full of garlicky goodness!

The lemon yoghurt dipping sauce served on the side adds the perfect amount of relief from the heat.

Apart from the fact that it’s utterly delicious, we love that this recipe doesn’t require much effort in the braaiing department, which means you get to spend more time with the family and join in on the Easter family fun.

Get the recipe for Peri Peri Pork Neck Espetada with Lemon Yoghurt Dipping Sauce

Looking for more mouthwatering pork inspiration? Check out these delicious SA Pork recipes.

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