Herb and garlic porchetta with roast winter vegetables

serves
8
Herb and garlic porchetta with roast winter vegetables
Herb and garlic porchetta with roast winter vegetables
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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Method

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 5.
    To serve, slice pork and serve with Jerusalem artichokes and radicchio.
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