Herb and garlic porchetta with roast winter vegetables
serves
8
Herb and garlic porchetta with roast winter vegetables
This cracking pork roast recipe by celebrity chef Matt Moran is a cut above the rest.
Ingredients (13)
- 1kg rock salt
- 1.5kg boneless pork belly
- ½ bunch oregano leaves, finely chopped
- ½ bunch sage leaves, finely chopped
- 1 rosemary sprig, leaves picked
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- ⅓ cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to brush
- 1 bunch thyme, leaves finely chopped
- 100g unsalted butter, melted
- 600g (about 10) Jerusalem artichokes
- 1 radicchio, cut into wedges
- Vincotto (from gourmet food shops) or balsamic vinegar, to drizzle
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Spread half the salt over the base of a deep-sided baking tray about the same size as the pork belly. Top with the pork belly, skin-side up, then cover pork with remaining salt. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 3 hours to cure slightly. Remove the pork, rinse well under cold running water to remove the salt, then pat dry with paper towel. Using a sharp knife, score pork skin in 5mm intervals.
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2.Preheat oven to 230°C. Combine the oregano, sage, rosemary, lemon zest, garlic, oil and half the thyme leaves in a bowl. Place pork, skin-side down, on a chopping board. Spread herb mixture over pork esh, leaving a 1cm border, and season with pepper. Roll up belly tightly from the long edge to form a log shape, making sure the skin is on the outside and not overlapping. Tie securely with kitchen string at 3cm intervals to ensure pork holds its shape. Place pork on a wire rack set in a roasting pan. Roast for 30 minutes or until skin is golden and starting to crisp. Reduce oven to 160°C and cook for a further 1 1/2 hours or until tender and crackling is crisp. Remove and set aside to rest, loosely covered with foil, for 10 minutes before carving.
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3.Meanwhile, place the butter, Jerusalem artichokes and remaining thyme leaves in a bowl. Toss to combine and place in a roasting pan. Roast on shelf below pork for final 40 minutes of cooking or until tender and crisp.
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4.Preheat a chargrill pan to high heat. Brush the radicchio with oil and chargrill for 1 minute each side or until lightly charred. Drizzle with vincotto.
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5.To serve, slice pork and serve with Jerusalem artichokes and radicchio.
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