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26/12/2024

Christmas Porchetta

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Crispy pork belly rolled with an aromatic seasoning is beautiful served ‘a familigia’ style.

Serves:

4-6

Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus refrigeration overnight)

Cooking Time: 3 hours

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Ingredients

  • 1.2 kg piece pork loin with belly attached, skin on
  • sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon toasted fennel seeds
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • Grated rind and juice 1 orange
  • 1/2 bunch basil
  • extra virgin olive oil, as needed
  • 1 large zucchini
  • 1 large roast capsicum, skinned
  • 80g wild rocket
  • 1/2 cup black Kalamata olives
  • Home made pesto or salsa verde, for serving

Method

  • Place pork skin side down on a board, drizzle with orange juice and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt, garlic, fennel, orange rind and half the basil leaves. Roll up lengthwise and truss with string.
  • Score the skin in between the string and season with salt. Refrigerate uncovered overnight.
  • Bring to room temperature before cooking. Rub 2 teaspoons oil into the skin and sprinkle with a little more salt. Place on a rack in a roasting dish and add 1 cup water underneath the rack.
  • Roast at 170°C for 2 1/2 hours, then increase temperature to 220°C and roast further 15-20 minutes until crackling is crisp. Turn off the oven and allow porchetta to rest in the oven for 15 minutes before carving.
  • Meanwhile, cut zucchini lengthwise into long thin slices. Drizzle with oil, season and chargrill on both sides until just tender.
  • Tear capsicum into strips. Chop half the remaining basil, combine with capsicum and dress with olive oil and salt.
  • To serve, toss rocket with a little oil and arrange on a large platter with zucchini slices, capsicum and olives. Slice porchetta and arrange in the centre. Garnish with remaining basil and serve with pesto.

Tips

  • Porchetta can be served hot or at room temperature.
  • STYLING Arrange salad vegetables around the edge of a large platter and overlap thin slices of porchetta down the centre.
  • DRINK Sangiovese

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