Porchetto arrosto con pinzimonio (Oven-roasted suckling pig with crudités)
serves
8
Porchetta arrosto con pinzimonio (Oven-roasted suckling pig with crudités)
Giovanni Pilu brings us a pork belly recipe that is simply to die for. Don't miss out on this crackling!
Ingredients (10)
- 3-4kg side pork belly (bone in)
- 100ml extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup (55g) salt flakes
- 4 rosemary sprigs
- 1 fennel, thinly sliced using a mandoline
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced using a mandoline
- 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- 1 treviso or raddichio, leaves separated
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 punnet micro parsley
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Place pork, skin-side up, on a baking tray. Chill uncovered overnight to dry out skin. Remove pork from fridge 1-2 hours before cooking and bring to room temperature.
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2.Preheat oven to 110°C. Place pork, skin-side up, on a wire rack set over a large baking tray. Drizzle with 2 tbs oil and rub salt flakes into the skin. Set aside for 15 minutes to extract excess moisture from the skin.
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3.Place in oven for 30 minutes to soften. Increase oven to 150°C and cook for 1 hour 20 minutes or until the flesh is cooked through.
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4.Reduce oven to 120°C. Cook for a further 40 minutes or until the meat comes away from the bone.
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5.Remove pork from oven and increase oven to 220°C. Cover pork loosely with foil and set aside for 15 minutes to rest.
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6.Uncover meat and using a clean, dry cloth, brush off all of the salt. Place rosemary on the rack, then place pork, skin-side up, on top.
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7.Return to the oven for a further 30 minutes or until skin is golden and crisp. Toss the fennel, carrot, celery, treviso, lemon juice and remaining 1/4 cup (60ml) oil in a bowl.
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8.Add the micro parsley and season. Cut pork into large pieces. Arrange on a serving platter, garnish with crispy rosemary and serve with salad.
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