Roasting large leg of wild boar

I have a very large joint of wild boar that I'm intending to roast, but none of the recipes I can find have in mind the size of joint I'm about to cook and I'm very worried I'll undercook it.

I want to slow cook it in a (electric) oven; it's a leg joint of ~ 6.7 kg/14.8 lbs.

How long and at what temperature should I cook this?

Best Answer

I couldn't find a recipe I was comfortable online with as none of them seemed to be able to take into account a hunk of meat that size.

In the end I cooked it for 220 C for 30 mins and then 170 C for 6 1/2 hours, rebasting it every hour with the overflow juices and straining off the (copious amount of) excess fat so it didn't deep fry itself.

Result? Delicious

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How do I cook a whole hog leg?

Place it in a roasting pan. Place bacon strips across the leg if desired. Put the pan in the center of the oven preheated to 250\xb0 F. After about 3 hours, check the internal temperature every 30 minutes with a meat thermometer pushed into the thickest part of the leg.

What is the best way to cook wild boar?

Cook wild boar at lower temperatures than other meats. Keep it low and cook it slow. Do avoid overcooking, as the lean meat will dry out quickly. If your wild boar meat is frozen, do not defrost in a microwave, since this tends to dry and toughen meat.

How long do you cook boar for?

Cooking wild boar Roast in the centre of an oven set at 200\xb0C (180\xb0C fan/400\xb0F/gas mark 6) for 25 minutes before reducing the temperature to 180\xb0C (160\xb0C/350\xb0F/gas mark 4). Allow 40 minutes per kilogram plus 40 minutes. Rest the meat for at least 10 minutes before serving.

How do you make wild boar tender?

Since wild boar muscle has more marbling, do not cook steaks and roasts past medium done stage.

Use low cooking temperatures.

Cook slowly.

Do not cook past medium done stage.

Cook less tender cuts until fork goes in easily.

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