The leftovers of this dish make for a mean toasted sandwich. The pickled vegetables can be prepared ahead and stored in the refrigerator for at least a week. You’ll need to begin this recipe a day ahead.
Ingredients
Pickled vegetables
Method
Main
1.For pickled vegetables, place carrot, onion and celery in a bowl, scatter with 1 tbsp sea salt, mix to combine and stand until water leaches from vegetables (10-15 minutes). Combine vinegar, sugar and 50ml water in a small saucepan, stir over low heat to dissolve sugar, then cool to room temperature. Rinse vegetables under cold water, drain well, add to vinegar mixture and stand for at least 15 minutes at room temperature to pickle.
2.Place pork in a large saucepan or casserole. Add remaining ingredients (except mustard) and enough water to cover and bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until pork and chickpeas are tender (2¼-2½ hours).
3.Remove pork from liquid and thickly slice. Drain chickpeas (discarding spices) and serve pork with chickpeas, pickled vegetables and mustard to the side.
Corned pork shoulder may need to be ordered in advance from select butchers.
Drink Suggestion: Aromatic full-flavoured white, such as viognier. Drink suggestion by Max Allen
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