ITALIAN PORCHETTA
Soft, juicy pork, roasted to perfection with the crunchiest, crispest skin. Fennel, garlic and herbs permeate every mouthful. POrchetta is one of Italy's greatest dishes. Learn how to make it at home...
Provided by Lee
Categories Appetizer Main Course
Time 5h30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Using paper towels, wipe the pork belly to get it as dry as possible. Wrap the entire belly in towels and leave for an hour to soak up more moisture.
- Preheat oven to 200ºF/150ºC
- In a dry frying pan, roast the fennel seeds and peppercorns until they start to jump around the pan a little. Pour into a pestle & mortar or spice grinder and grind into a rough powder, like breadcrumbs. You can also finely chop using a large knife.
- Combine the fennel mix with the salt, sage, rosemary and garlic.
- Place the pork, skin down on a work surface and, using a sharp knife, make a shallow criss-cross pattern on the surface of the meat.
- Sprinkle over all the fennel mix and massage into the meat.
- Along the long edge, roll the meat into a long sausage. Place the seam edge on the bottom, and using string slide under the rolled pork and tie at 2-inch intervals to secure the porchetta roll. Gently stab or prick the skin with a sharp knife all over, this will help crispen it later.
- Place the porchetta roll onto a rack in a roasting tin so that it's not touching the surface. Pour in around 2-3 cups of water. You can also use white wine if you like. Sprinkle over a little salt.
- Roast in the oven for 4 hours. After about 2 hours, top up the water in the pan.
- You can also baste the pork a few times after around 2-3 hours.
- After 4 hours, crank up the heat to 450ºF/230ºC and keep a keen eye on the pork. Check every 30 seconds or so to ensure the skin is not burning.Tap the skin with a knife to see how crisp it's getting and remove when you're happy with the crispness. You should see blistering and bubbling between 5-10 minutes. I can't stress enough, to keep an eye on the pork as it'll burn quickly!
- Cover loosely with foil and rest for 20-30 minutes.
- When ready, slice the pork and serve.
- Serve on it's own as a sandwich, or as part of a larger Italian feast.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1425 kcal, Carbohydrate 3 g, Protein 26 g, Fat 145 g, SaturatedFat 53 g, Cholesterol 196 mg, Sodium 89 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PORCHETTA: STUFFED AND ROLLED ITALIAN PORK ROAST
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Spread out the loin so it's flat and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Chop off the top of the fennel bulb and save the fuzzy fronds. Quarter the bulb then slice very thinly. Finely chop the fronds.
- In a skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil and add the sliced fennel bulb, onion, garlic, fennel seeds, pepper flakes, and rosemary. Sauté about 8 minutes until lightly browned.
- Add the ground pork to the skillet and cook, stirring often, until it is no longer pink. Add the reserved fennel fronds. Taste for salt and pepper and adjust the seasoning as needed. Transfer to a mixing bowl and allow to cool.
- Add the panko, beaten egg, and lemon zest to the cooked pork mixture.
- Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 F. Lay the pork belly, skin-side down, on a work surface. Use a sharp paring knife to score a cross-hatch pattern into the belly. This enables the extra fat to be rendered and allows the skin to crisp.
- Turn the belly over, skin-side up, and pierce small slits all over. Use a meat tenderizer to pound the pork belly all over.
- Lay the flat pork loin on top of the pork belly. Spread the browned ground pork mixture evenly over the pork loin.
- Roll the belly and loin together like a jelly roll. Tie with butcher's twine at intervals to hold it all together.
- Liberally season the porchetta with salt and pepper and set it on a rack in a roasting pan or a rimmed baking sheet.
- Roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until the internal temperature reaches 145 F on an instant-read thermometer . If the porchetta skin is not yet browned, increase the oven temperature to 500 F and roast 10 more minutes.
- Let the porchetta rest 20 minutes, then carve into slices and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1225 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Cholesterol 397 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 114 g, SaturatedFat 27 g, Sodium 414 mg, Sugar 1 g, Fat 79 g, ServingSize 1 Pork Loin (20 Servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
PORCHETTA ITALIANA
This is a traditional Italian pork shoulder my mother taught me how to make. It is very flavorful as long as you put enough herbs and spices in it! The pork skin makes 'cracklin' and it is great! You can stuff the roast with many different spices and foods, variations to try are roasted red peppers, sausage, prosciutto, etc. Meateaters love this dish!
Provided by Add Lim
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Yield 7
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Oil the shoulder roast inside and out and rub the salt and pepper into the flesh. Rub the garlic, rosemary and dillweed into the flesh. Put shoulder into a leakproof and container and pour the wine in and around the shoulder. Cover tightly and place in the refrigerator to marinate for 3 days.
- Remove the meat from the refrigerator and tie it at about 1 inch intervals to form an even roll. Bring the meat to room temperature for about 45 minutes. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Paint the roast with browning sauce and bake the roast until it has internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Estimate 30 minutes cooking time per pound. Remove from oven, tent with foil and let stand for 15 minutes before carving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 582.4 calories, Carbohydrate 2.7 g, Cholesterol 153 mg, Fat 44.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 40 g, SaturatedFat 14.5 g, Sodium 2112.2 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PORCHETTA RECIPE | PORK ROAST
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Lay the pork skin side down on a work surface, with a sharp knife make a few slits in the flesh.
- Make a lengthwise slit on the tenderloin.
- In a small bowl, mix together the sage, rosemary, garlic, 2 tablespoons of salt and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Spread the mixture over the exposed surface of the belly, working it into the cuts in the flesh.
- Spread some of the of the mixture in the slit of the tenderloin.
- Generously sprinkle the fennel pollen over the belly and tenderloin.
- Position the tenderloin in the middle of the pork belly.
- Roll up the pork belly around the tenderloin and tie with butcher's twine.
- Place in a roasting pan. Make some slits in the skin with a sharp knife, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Place the pan in the oven and cook for 2 1/2 - 3 hours. The juices should run clear when pierced with a knife.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest for 15 minutes, loosely tented with foil. Slice and serve.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 120 g, Calories 10282 kcal, Carbohydrate 19 g, Protein 265 g, Fat 1006 g, SaturatedFat 360 g, Cholesterol 1601 mg, Sodium 14774 mg, Fiber 3 g
ITALIAN PORCHETTA SANDWICH
Provided by Kelsey Nixon
Categories main-dish
Time 5h30m
Yield 6 to 8 sandwiches
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
- For the herb rub: Add the garlic, fennel seeds and red pepper flakes to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add the oregano, rosemary and thyme and pulse into a rustic paste. Season with salt. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the rub for the mayonnaise spread.
- For the pork: Lay the pork belly on a cutting board, skin-side-up, and score the skin at 1-inch intervals, 1/2-inch deep with a sharp knife. Rotate the pork 90 degrees and score the skin again, to create a diamond pattern. Sprinkle generously with salt; be sure to get into all the crevices. Flip the pork over, sprinkle generously with salt, then rub the meat side with the herb rub. Roll the pork belly up as tightly as possible and tie it crosswise with butcher's twine at 2-inch intervals.
- Place the pork in a roasting pan fitted with a rack. Pour 1/2 cup water into the bottom of the pan. Roast the pork to an internal temperature of 150 degrees F, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Check periodically to ensure there is still some liquid in the bottom of the pan and add a little water to prevent scorching. Baste the pork belly with pan drippings a couple of times during cooking.
- Once the pork reaches 150 degrees F, raise the oven to 475 degrees F and continue roasting until the skin is super crispy, 30 to 40 minutes. For even browning, flip the pork halfway through the second roasting period.
- Transfer the porchetta to a cutting board and let rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Remove the rack from the roasting pan and pour off all but 3 tablespoons of the pan drippings. Set the roasting pan on the stovetop over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until lightly caramelized, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- For the mayonnaise spread: Mix together the mayonnaise, capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and the reserved herb rub. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cut the porchetta into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- To assemble the sandwich: Slather both halves of a ciabatta roll with mayonnaise spread. Layer the bottom half with slices of porchetta and top with caramelized onions and arugula.
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