
Slow Roast Pork And Apple Sauce Baps
A little sweet, a little savoury, a lot of comforting flavour. Slow roasted pork and apple sauce meet in the golden embrace of a brioche burger bun.
Ingredients
For the low and slow roast pork
2-2.5kg pork shoulder joint
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp smoked paprika
1-2 tsp cayenne pepper or chilli powder
1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
1 tbsp ground cumin
3 tbsp demerara sugar
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
4t bsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
For the apple sauce
500g Bramley apples, peeled and roughly chopped (about 2 medium apples)
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp sugar
To serve
St Pierre Brioche Burger Buns
Watercress
Method
- Marinade the meat the day before you want to cook it to let the flavours infuse overnight. In a bowl mix all the marinade ingredients except the ketchup then rub all over the pork joint. Place in a dish and cover with foil. Pop in the fridge overnight
- The next morning, preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/Gas 6. Transfer the meat to a non-stick roasting tin and cook in the oven for half an hour. Take the tin out and reduce the oven temperature to 140°C fan/1600°C/Gas 2-3. Add a cup of water to the bottom of the tray and cover the meat well with foil
- Return to the oven and cook for a further 5 ½ hours, basting and turning a couple of times
- While the pork is cooking make the apple sauce. Place the diced apples into a saucepan with the butter and sugar and cover with the lid. Cook over a gentle heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples have softened well, with some broken down but with some chunks remaining. Set aside
- Remove the meat from the oven and carefully drain the juices from the tin into a small saucepan. Keep the meat warm. Bring the juices to a simmer for about 5 minutes until slightly reduced then stir through the ketchup and cook for another minute or so to make a gravy. Pour into a small jug or bowl
- Carve the meat into rustic chunky slices and pile into the burger buns with some watercress and a dollop of apple sauce, with the jug of gravy on the side for people to add their own
Bon appétit!

6 Brioche Burger Buns
Pre-sliced, deliciously soft brioche buns, ready to be filled with your favourite burger. With a golden, plump texture to perfectly hold your filling together and a shiny glaze on top, this gently sweet brioche bun tastes great with every type of ingredient.