Roast Leg of Pork with Black-Eyed Peas and Candied Sekel Pears

What an incredibly easy, inexpensive, and delicious cut of pork for a dinner party or buffet! A roast leg of pork eaten cold the next day, in sandwiches with mango chutney, makes cold roast turkey (even with stuffing in the sandwiches) pale in comparison. And the pork makes great hash.

As always with pork, the secret here is brining, which can be a bit of a problem in most refrigerators with a big leg, so buy one that is 8 to