If you have magnificent pork shanks and a good German beer, there is really only one correct answer: Schweinshaxe (Crispy Roasted Pork Shank).
Normally roasted in a standard oven, I took this Bavarian classic outdoors to my wood-fired oven. The result? Fall-off-the-bone tender meat with a shatteringly crisp crackling. But this cook also came with a plot twist!
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