If not using the optional orange juice, arrange the pig in a large roasting pan on all fours, and roast for approximately 3 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the thigh reads 160 degrees.

First, break down the half pig into shoulders ... For the sauce, preheat the oven to 160°C/320°F/Gas Mark 2/3. Roast the bones of the pig for about 40 minutes in the oven until golden.

When he originally made the reservation, he told me that he was ordering (24 hours in advance), the wood oven roasted half pig head with all the fixins. I was thankful that he changed his mind ...