Pork Basic Marinade

This is enough for about 2kg of meat.

100g light muscovado sugar

25g paprika

25g good salt

1 Tbsp ground black and white pepper

1 Tsp Finely chopped Thyme (fresh if you can get it or dried if you cant)

1 Garlic clove, crushed

Juice of 1 lemon

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp Cider Vinegar

Chilli powder to taste.

Mix all the ingredients in a jam jar, put the lid on and give it a good shake.

Ideal with pork shoulder, pork belly

Pat dry the meat you are going to marinade.

Apply the marinade liberally, cover and place in the fridge for at least 8 hrs to allow flavour to develop.