Pork Roast with Spicy Cornbread Stuffing Nothing beats a pork roast at Easter! Make your day extra special and spice things up with this Pork Roast with Spicy Bacon Cornbread Stuffing recipe.

4 hours

Capable Cooks

8

What you’ll need

  1. 1 SunPork Pork Leg Roast
  2. 1 cup fine polenta
  3. ½ cup plain flour
  4. ¾ Tbsp. salt
  5. 1 Tbsp. baking powder
  6. ½ tsp. baking soda
  7. 2 eggs
  8. 1 cup buttermilk
  9. 3 Tbsp. honey
  10. 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
  11. 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  12. 1 onion, diced
  13. 4 garlic cloves, minced
  14. 200g bacon, diced
  15. 2 tsp. sage
  16. 1 tsp. dried chilli flakes
  17. ¼ cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
  18. ¼ sunflower seeds, lightly toasted
  19. Salt and pepper to taste
  20. ½ cup parsley, chopped
  21. ½ cup milk or as necessary for moistening
  22. Roasted vegetables, to serve
  23. Steamed green beans, to serve
  24. Gravy, to serve

How to make it

  1. Prepare and cook SunPork roast according to pack instructions.
  2. Preheat oven to 200˚
  3. Combine polenta, flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder in and bowl.
  4. Combine eggs, buttermilk, honey and melted butter in a jug. Pour wet ingredients into the polenta mixture and combine well.
  5. Line baking tray with grease proof paper. Pour cornbread batter into baking dish and place in oven for 35 mins or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the bread comes out clean.
  6. Remove from oven and set aside to rest.
  7. Meanwhile, heat a fry-pan over med. heat. Place oil into fry-pan followed by onion and garlic. Cook for 2 mins or until soft.
  8. Add diced bacon and cook for a further 5 mins.
  9. Roughly chop cornbread and put in large mixing bowl along with onion, garlic and bacon mix. Add parsley, sage, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, salt, pepper and dried chilli flakes and stir to combine.
  10. Pour in milk and stir to combine. Place back into oven for a further 15 mins or until golden brown on the top.
  11. Serve pork roast with cornbread stuffing, roasted vegetables, green beans and gravy.
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