As the premier caterers of the hog roast at events for well over 20 years now, we here at Hog Roast Tyseley like to think we know a thing or two when it comes to producing the perfect roast. So, since we are feeling charitable we thought we might let slip a couple of our own trade secrets so that you can wow your friends and family at home with your very own perfect hog roast too!
High Quality Local Sourcing
Any roast is only ever going to be as good as the sum of its parts. Even the very best chefs in the world can only get so much out of a cheap, poor-quality piece of meat. The golden rule is that if it starts off as poor quality then it will only ever produce poor quality.
Search locally, because here in the UK we already have a wealth of great meats, and they’ll be far fresher if you are getting them from a home grown stock too!
Time Makes All Roasts
At Hog Roast Tyseley we like to give our roasts plenty of cooking hours. The reason for that is because we want to slowly roast it, not blast it with a furnace oven because that will dry out your meat and take away that juicy tenderness.
Season, Season, Season.
For a roast there is rarely a thing as too much. Season that roast, and season it well. The choice is yours for what you season it with, but at the very least get a bit of salt in there. All of that lovely seasoning will roast into the meaty skin and get caught in all the juices too, intensifying as the roast cooks and cooks for hours – remember how we said that time was key as well?
Once your roast is perfect and golden you’ll want to start serving it as quick as you can. A fresh roast hot out of the oven is always the best way to enjoy it. Try and slice that meat nice and thin too, just like our own Hog Roast Tyseley chefs too!
The final step: just enjoy it now!