How to make roasted pork belly – Porchetta style!

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Are you ready for a bomb of a dish? Today I’ll show you how to make a roasted pork belly, ‘porchetta-style’!

Make sure that you find a high quality piece of pork belly, the one with the right amount of tasty fat. We are going to season this beautiful cut of meat with some garlic, rosemary and salt… after a couple of hours in the oven, Heaven will hit us hard in the form of crispy pork belly!

I am also going to show how to prepare a quick stir fry with fresh vegetables that will pair nicely with our pork belly. Watch the videorecipe and get on the stove to cook this fantastic dish yourself!

Enjoy your meal!

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Pork Belly - "Porchetta-style"!

Are you ready for a bomb of a dish? Today I'll show you how to make a roasted pork belly, 'porchetta-style'!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 20 minutes
Total Time2 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Indicative Cost: 20
Complexity: Medium

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Knife

Ingredients

  • 800 gr pork belly
  • 1/4 cabbage
  • 1 handful of mushrooms
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 leek
  • a few cloves of garlic
  • 1 chili
  • salt and pepper
  • rosemary

Procedure

  • Insert some garlic and rosemary in the pork belly (make some cuts if necessary);
  • Massage and add salt and pepper outside;
  • Insert in oven for a couple of hours at 140C = 284F;
  • Prepare the stirfry: cut the mushrooms, the carrots, the leek and the cabbage;
  • Gently fry starting with carrots and mushrooms;
  • Add the leek and the cabbage;
  • Add the chili (a quarter or a half...)
  • Stir until ready;
  • When the pork belly is very crispy, it's time to eat;
  • ENJOY!

Video

Italian Food Boss Special Tip

Make sure that a pan with some water is in the oven when you cook your pork belly: this will ensure the best moisture in the oven to cook your pork belly even smoother!
 
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Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts
Pork Belly - "Porchetta-style"!
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1098 Calories from Fat 954
% Daily Value*
Fat 106g163%
Saturated Fat 39g244%
Cholesterol 144mg48%
Sodium 114mg5%
Potassium 848mg24%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 22g44%
Vitamin A 8197IU164%
Vitamin C 44mg53%
Calcium 61mg6%
Iron 2mg11%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet. Values are not medical advice, to be used as reference only!

Other Info

Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
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