MMMMM----- Recipe via UNREGISTERED Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Braised Knuckles of Pork with Apples Categories: Pork, German, Fruit Yield: 1 Servings 4 sm Pork knuckles 4 Onions, sliced 3 Carrots, sliced 315 ml Spoon (3 Tb.) vinegar 1 Bay leaf 1 Clove 25 g (1 oz.) German butter, -melted 3 Cooking apples, peeled, -cored & cut into thick -slices 150 ml (1/4 pint) German apple -juice 15 ml (1 Tb.) cranberry jelly -(optional) Place the pork knuckles in a large saucepan w/ the onions, carrots, vinegar, bay leaf & clove. Cover w/ water & bring to the boil. Cover & simmer very gently for 45 minutes. Drain the meat , retaining the vegetables, bay leaf & clove. Brush the meat w/ butter & place in a large braising dish. Add the vegetables, herbs, apple slices & apple juice. Cover & bake at 180 celcius/ 350 F degrees/ Gas mark 4 for about 2 hours until the pork is very tender. Serve w/ the vegetables & a little of the cooking liquor ( which may mixed w/ cranberry jelly, reheated & poured over the meat), & potatoes dumplings & red cabbage. Braised Knuckle of Pork With Apples MMMMM