Sheet-Pan Roast Pork with Crackling & Roots
A British-style roast pork dinner with crispy skin, roasted vegetables, and apple cider gravy — all from one sheet pan in under 30 minutes. Scaled for weeknight ease without sacrificing that golden, crackly exterior.
- Total time
- 28 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 485
- Protein
- 38g
Ingredients
- 2 steaks (1.5 inches thick, ~12 oz total) pork shoulder steaks or thick-cut pork chops
- 1 lb potatoes, quartered
- 2 medium red bell peppers, cut into chunks
- 1 large red onions, quartered
- ½ cup apple cider (or apple juice)
- 3 sprigs fresh sage or thyme
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven to 450°F. Pat pork steaks dry with paper towels, then score the skin in a crosshatch pattern.
- 2
Toss potatoes, peppers, and onions with 2 tbsp oil, salt, and pepper on a large sheet pan.
- 3
Push vegetables to the edges, then lay pork steaks skin-side up in the center. Season generously with salt and pepper.
- 4
Roast for 18–20 minutes until pork reaches 145°F at the thickest point and skin is golden and crackling.
- 5
Pour apple cider into the pan around (not over) the pork, scatter herbs, and roast 2 more minutes.
- 6
Rest pork 3 minutes, then serve with roasted vegetables and pan drippings spooned over.
Tools you’ll need
- large sheet pan (16 x 12 inches minimum)
- meat thermometer
- paper towels
- oven
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