Air Fryer Roast Pork With Crackling
Mouth-wateringly tender roast pork with no-fail perfectly crispy, golden crackling. Good news: no more family fights over the best bits of crackling - with this air fryer roast pork recipe it's all perfect!
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 220.2kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 lb pork roast Note 1
- 1 tablespoon light olive oil
- 2 teaspoons fine sea salt kosher salt, cooking salt
Instructions
- Pat the pork roast dry. If the pork roast has a rind, score the skin with a sharp knife in a criss-cross pattern, cutting into the fat beneath, but not into the meat.
- Sprinkle salt over the skin and rub in. Leave the pork roast for 10 minutes to allow the salt to draw the moisture from the skin.
- Pat the pork roast dry again, then drizzle with oil and rub in.
- Preheat air fryer oven to 360°F/ 180°C.
- Place pork roast in air fryer basket skin side up, and cook for 45 minutes at 360°F/ 180°C [Note 2].
- When the cooking time is up, check that the pork is cooked through to at least 145°F/ 63°C [Note 3].
- Remove pork roast from air fryer, and allow to rest for ten minutes before serving [Note 4].
Notes
- Try pork loin roast, boneless leg roast, pork shoulder, rolled roast or any other small pork roast.
- Cook for 22 minutes per lb / 450g:
Pork roast size Approx. weight Cooking time Small roast 1 lb / 500g 25–30 mins Medium roast 2lb / 1kg 50–60 mins Large roast 3lb / 1.5 kg 75–90 mins - If the crackling is not quite as crisp as you would like it at this point, remove it before resting the meat, and put it back into the air fryer for 5-10 minutes until crisp.
- Wrap the underside of the pork roast in foil to keep it warm, but leave the crackling uncovered.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 220.2kcal | Protein: 33.9g | Fat: 8.5g | Saturated Fat: 2.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4.1g | Cholesterol: 95.3mg | Sodium: 849.3mg | Potassium: 565.7mg | Calcium: 8.1mg | Iron: 0.8mg