Slow Roasted Pork with Apple Sauce | New Zealand Pork Recipe

Ingredients

• 2.5kg semi-boned New Zealand pork shoulder, skin scored
• 1 1/2 Tbsp fennel seeds
• 2 tsp roughly chopped picked thyme leaves
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• flaky salt
• 50g butter
• 1 small onion, very finely chopped
• 500g cooking apples, peeled and sliced (we used 4 granny smith)
• freshly grated nutmeg
• sugar to taste
• Lemon potatoes -
• Steamed green vegetables