Main Course - Meat
Porchetta
Garlic and herb-stuffed roast pork with a wonderfully crackly skin.
3 hourstotal time
8 servingsserves
Harddifficulty
Ingredients
- 2kg boneless pork belly and shoulder
- 6 garlic cloves
- Rosemary, thyme, fennel seeds
- Salt, pepper, olive oil
Method
Rub the inside of the meat with garlic, herbs, salt and pepper.
Roll it up tightly, tie with kitchen string, and salt the skin generously.
Roast at 160°C (320°F) for 2.5 hours, then increase to 220°C (425°F) for the final 20-30 minutes until the skin is crackling.
Rest for 15 minutes before slicing.
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