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Pork Belly Porchetta
Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.
Servings: 12
Calories: 2364 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
spice rub
- 3 tablespoons minced rosemary
- 1 ½ tablespoons minced sage
- 1 tablespoon minced thyme
- 1 tablespoon diced and rendered pancetta
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons crushed fennel seeds
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
porchetta
- 12 pound whole pork belly (skin-on)
- 1 ½ tablespoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Place all spice rub ingredients into a small mixing bowl and toss together until well combined.
- Place the pork belly on a clean surface, skin-side up and score the entire surface with a sharp knife, making sure not to cut into the meat. Pat both sides dry with a paper towel and set the pork belly, skin-side down.
- Sprinkle the spice rub onto the pork belly and generously rub onto the entire surface of the meat.
- Very tightly roll the belly into a log, making sure no gaps remain on the inside and tie roast with butchers twine, making ties 1 inch apart (you can use bamboo skewers to help hold the rolled belly together, while tying up with twine).
- Place rolled roast into a roasting dish and refrigerate, uncovered, for about 6 hours.
- Preheat oven to 325˚F.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine sea salt and baking powder.
- Pat porchetta dry with a paper towel and generously rub with salt and baking powder mixture.
- Roast porchetta for about 1 hour and 45 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 140˚F, basting every 30 minutes. Then continue to roast for an additional 1hr 30 minutes or until the meat, passed the skin, is soft and tender.
- Increase oven temperature to 450˚F and roast for about 20 minutes, to get the skin extra crispy.
- Remove from the oven and allow porchetta to rest for about 15 minutes (internal temperature should finish at 155-160˚F). Thinly slice with a serrated knife and serve.
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Notes
- *Makes 1 (~12 lbs.) Porchetta
Nutrition Information
Calories
2364kcal
(118%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
43g
(86%)
Fat
241g
(371%)
Saturated Fat
88g
(440%)
Cholesterol
327mg
(109%)
Sodium
1062mg
(44%)
Potassium
869mg
(25%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
89IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2364
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 2364kcal | 118% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 43g | 86% |
| Fat | 241g | 371% |
| Saturated Fat | 88g | 440% |
| Cholesterol | 327mg | 109% |
| Sodium | 1062mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 869mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 89IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.