Pork recipes

Don't baste pork or the crackling won't be crisp

Belly Pork Strips in Barbecue Sauce

These are a bit like spare ribs but without the bones - lovely and meaty and juicy. I like to serve them...

These are a bit like spare ribs but without the bones - lovely and meaty and juicy. I like to serve them with brown rice

55 minutes

to cook

Boiled Smoked Bacon

Let me explain the appeal of this delightfully unfashionable, totally forgotten delicacy. First, collar ...

Let me explain the appeal of this delightfully unfashionable, totally forgotten delicacy. First, collar of bacon has more flavour than the leaner, middle-cut gammon...

Braised Pork with Apples

This is a hearty winter dish that can be left on its own for 3 hours if you plan to be out. You could al...

This is a hearty winter dish that can be left on its own for 3 hours if you plan to be out. You could also leave some braised red cabbage (see recipe below), in the...

3 hours

to cook

Braised Pork with Prunes

This is my version of a famous French classic with the addition of crisp potatoes on top, rather like a hot...

This is my version of a famous French classic with the addition of crisp potatoes on top, rather like a hotpot.

2 hours 20 minutes

to cook

Cabbage with Bacon, Apples and Cider

The flavours of this recipe combine beautifully, and I think it's an exceptionally good accompaniment to sa...

The flavours of this recipe combine beautifully, and I think it's an exceptionally good accompaniment to sausages and mash.

15 minutes

to cook

Cevapcici

These are delicious little minced sausages threaded on to skewers.

10 minutes - 20 minutes

to cook

Chorizo and White Bean Pepper Pot

We are all being urged to help pig farmers by buying only British pork. That said, I do have to plead gu...

We are all being urged to help pig farmers by buying only British pork. That said, I do have to plead guilty when it comes to things like salami, Parma ham, pancett...

40 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Cider-braised Pork with Cream and Mushrooms recipe

Cider-braised Pork with Mushrooms

This recipe was served to me at The Aspall Cyder House in Suffolk, near where I live, about 30 years ago. ...

This recipe was served to me at The Aspall Cyder House in Suffolk, near where I live, about 30 years ago. They gave me this recipe and I’m still making it! For a sp...

28 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Cider-glazed Pork Chops with a Confit of Apples and Shallots recipe

Pork Chops with Apples and Shallots

This recipe includes a 500ml bottle of strong dry cider, which altogether is the exact amount required for ...

This recipe includes a 500ml bottle of strong dry cider, which altogether is the exact amount required for the glaze and the confit.

30 minutes

to cook

Coarse Country Pate

If you long to eat some of the rough country pâté available all over France, but in short supply here, why ...

If you long to eat some of the rough country pâté available all over France, but in short supply here, why not make some? You won't believe how blissfully easy it i...

1 hour 45 minutes

to cook

Devilled Spare Ribs

Now it's so easy to buy thick, meaty spare ribs, you can make this doddle of a recipe in no time at all. ...

Now it's so easy to buy thick, meaty spare ribs, you can make this doddle of a recipe in no time at all. The sauce takes about 5 minutes to make and the rest all ha...

1 hour 10 minutes

to cook

Fast-Roast Pork

It's hard to believe that you can serve a roast for six people in about 40 minutes flat from start to finis...

It's hard to believe that you can serve a roast for six people in about 40 minutes flat from start to finish, but you can, and here it is. It's also outstandingly g...

40 minutes

to cook

Gammon Steak with Honey and Mustard Sauce

This is so quick and effortless – and proves that simplicity is so often the best. Excellent served with...

This is so quick and effortless – and proves that simplicity is so often the best. Excellent served with quick stir-fried cabbage.

10 minutes

to cook

Gammon Steaks with White Wine and Gherkin Sauce

This is best made with the small sharply flavoured gherkins, not the large fat dill cucumbers, and some sha...

This is best made with the small sharply flavoured gherkins, not the large fat dill cucumbers, and some sharp English mustard would go well with it.

15 minutes

to cook

Glazed Smoked Loin of Pork with Cumberland Sauce

Smoked Pork Loin is a very uncomplicated joint – no bones, no skin etc. And when it’s glazed with sugar,...

Smoked Pork Loin is a very uncomplicated joint – no bones, no skin etc. And when it’s glazed with sugar, studded with cloves and served with this authentic-tasting ...

1 hour 50 minutes

to cook

Half-time Saltimbocca Pork

This famous Roman dish made with veal also works well with pork. It takes only minutes to cook, then ser...

This famous Roman dish made with veal also works well with pork. It takes only minutes to cook, then serve it on your lap for the second half with a watercress, roc...

4 minutes

to cook

Ham Croquettes

This is obviously a good way to use up leftover ham, but it's also worth buying some ham just to make them.

5 minutes - 6 minutes

to cook

Ham Hash Cakes

Instead of parsley sauce you could serve these very moreish hash cakes - a brilliant way of using up leftov...

Instead of parsley sauce you could serve these very moreish hash cakes - a brilliant way of using up leftover ham - with mustard, pickles or chutney, as Delia suggests...

5 minutes - 8 minutes

to cook

Hung Shao Pork

It must have been about 20 years ago that I met Ken Lo, the famous cookery writer and restaurateur, for the...

It must have been about 20 years ago that I met Ken Lo, the famous cookery writer and restaurateur, for the first time and asked him how to make this, which is one of ...

Liver and Bacon Kebabs with Stuffing

I like to serve these with brown rice and a home-made tomato sauce.

10 minutes

to cook

Loin of Pork Dijonnaise

This has a lovely golden crust and the crackling is cooked separately to go with it. Pat the skin of the...

This has a lovely golden crust and the crackling is cooked separately to go with it. Pat the skin of the pork with kitchen paper and place the meat, uncovered, on a...

2 hours

to cook

Marinated Pork with Coriander

The Greeks call this traditional dish 'afelia'. If you have time to leave the meat to steep overnight an...

The Greeks call this traditional dish 'afelia'. If you have time to leave the meat to steep overnight and for the flavours to develop, so much the better.

10 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Marinated Pork with Jerk Seasoning and Grilled Pineapple Salsa recipe

Marinated Pork with Jerk Seasoning and Salsa

In the Caribbean, jerk seasoning comes either wet or dry. The latter is made with dried herbs, which I d...

In the Caribbean, jerk seasoning comes either wet or dry. The latter is made with dried herbs, which I don't usually have available, so this is the wet version – gr...

30 minutes

to cook

Meatballs in Goulash Sauce

This recipe never fails to please – minced beef and pork together with pepper and onion is a wonderful comb...

This recipe never fails to please – minced beef and pork together with pepper and onion is a wonderful combination of flavours. The meatballs are very light and the...

1 hour 30 minutes

to cook