Roast Pork with Onion Gravy and Crackling

This is going to seem mad after all the gorgeous weather but it disappeared as quickly as it arrived and today's temperatures called for something hearty. As we missed our usual roast dinner at the weekend, I decided to do one today, a task made easier by Kasper's willingness to sit and play at the table while I peeled all the vegetables. I cheated with the gravy a bit, using Bisto browning but there where meat juices and onions cooked with the joint in there too so it maintained a lovely homemade flavour. The cracking was also a triumph, crisp, salty and moreish. I put it back in the oven after removing it fro the meat for carving while it cooled down and this helped produce the excellent results.