Just reading this recipe will have your mouth watering and get you running to your local butchers for a pork shoulder joint! A traditional Sunday roast cooked to perfection using the air fryer. Who knew they were for more than just chips. I cooked this succulent air fryer pork shoulder with crackling on the Channel 5 TV show AIR FRYERS: SUNDAY LUNCH MADE EASY which first aired on 3rd April 2024. The air fryer helps you cokk this classic dish in a fraction of the time that it takes in the oven.
Roasting pork in the air fryer is such a great way to cook it because it is so much quicker than the conventional oven, saving on both time and money. And the crackling will be so crispy that you will not want to roast pork any other way again! Your air fryer is such a versatile tool and once you begin to unlock its secrets with recipes like this air fryer pork shoulder you will not look back. Learn how to cook a pork shoulder to perfection with the crispiest cracking in the air fryer with this easy recipe.
PREP 10 minutes
COOK 90 minutes
SERVES 4 people
KIT you will need: an air fryer, a mixing bowl and a large silicone mould.
Ingredients for air fryer pork shoulder
1.1kg pork shoulder
300g of green beans, chopped
2 leeks, sliced
Vegetable oil
Seasoning
Method
So start by scoring the pork skin. Next rub vegetable oil into the pork skin with your hands, then add a pinch of sea salt and rub into the pork skin. Then pop your pork joint into a large silicone mould and place in your air fryer drawer. Cook for around 90 minutes at 180c, Check on the progress after 40 minutes or so.
When there is around 10 minutes left for the pork joint to cook, then you can start to prepare your vegetables.
Roughly cur your green beans and leeks and put into a mixing bowl. Spray your vegetables with oil and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Give them a good shake in the mixing bowl to coat them all in oil and seasoning. Then add your veggies to your air fryer drawer. Cook for 6 to 7 minutes on 180c.
Remove your pork and leave it to rest before slicing the meat. Remove the air fried vegetables and add to a serving dish then lay the sliced pork on top. Drizzle the pork with the meat juices from the silicone mould that you cooked the pork in.
Serve your delicious air fryer pork shoulder with apple sauce, air fryer roast potatoes and my crispy air fryer veg slaw!
Watch the video on my YouTube channel.
Similar recipes
So if you are still looking for more air fryer inspiration, click here to see my other TV recipes. Or try my other Sunday roast air fryer recipes like air fryer turkey crown or the all in one air fryer roast pork from The Ultimate Air Fryer Cookbook: One Basket Meals.