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An Italian-style pork roast that essentially is a pork belly marinated in a lot of garlic and herbs, blanketing pancetta and pork shoulder. Slow roasted until it has a crispy exterior and a moist and succulent interior. It’s pork heaven.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE PORK BELLY:
  • 11 pounds Pork Belly, Thick Skin Intact
  • 2 heads Garlic, Minced
  • 6 sprigs Fresh Rosemary, Finely Chopped
  • ½ cups Sage, Finely Chopped
  • ½ cups Fresh Thyme, Chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons Toasted Fennel, Ground
  • 3 Tablespoons Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Cracked Black Pepper
  • ¼ cups Olive Oil
  • FOR THE PORK SHOULDER:
  • 4 pounds Pork Shoulder, Butterflied
  • 1 Tablespoon Additional Salt, Pepper, Chopped Rosemary, Thyme, Sage
  • 15 slices Pancetta, Thinly Sliced
  • FOR THE PORCHETTA:
  • 3 whole Large Carrots
  • 3 whole Celery Ribs
  • 3 cups Chicken Stock
  • Olive Oil, To Drizzle Over Porchetta
  • Salt To Taste

Preparation

Begin by making crisscross incisions on the meat side of the pork belly, being careful not to cut through the skin. Do this for the whole pork belly.

Add the minced garlic and herbs to a bowl. Drizzle enough olive oil until it just becomes wet. Set aside.

Generously season the pork belly with salt and pepper. Take the garlic and herb mixture and begin massaging it into the pork belly, making sure you get into all of the incisions made in the meat. Roll, and securely wrap it in plastic wrap. Place this in the refrigerator for 3 days.

Season the pork shoulder with some salt, pepper, and the additional herbs, just enough to lightly coat. Lay down the pancetta on a flat surface, making it a blanket for your pork shoulder. Add the shoulder to the pancetta and carefully roll into place. Place in a large plastic bag, seal, and refrigerate for 3 days.

When you are ready to prepare the porchetta, take the shoulder and belly from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. Unroll the pork belly. To the top of the pork belly, add the pork shoulder, making sure everything is nice and snug. Roll the porchetta, lengthwise, into a roll. Take your kitchen twine and begin securing the porchetta.

Now, what you end up with is a pretty darn long pork roll. My guess is that it will be too long for your roasting pan, so simply cut the porchetta in half and roast them in 2 separate roasting pans.

To the bottom of your roasting pan, add the carrots and the celery stalks, laying the porchetta, skin side up, on top of the vegetables. Pour in the stock. Drizzle a bit of olive oil onto the skin and massage it all over the skin. Season with a bit more salt.

Preheat your oven to 450ºF.

Lay your roasting pan in the preheated oven and cook for roughly 45 minutes. Take in the smell, it’s amazing. After this time, begin basting the top of the skin with the pan juices every 30-40 minutes.

Your total cook time for the porchetta will be roughly 4 hours. After this time, remove the porchetta from the oven and lay on your cutting board. Let this rest for about 20 minutes so that all of the juices distribute throughout the porchetta.

Remove the butcher’s twine and discard. With a serrated knife, or better yet an electric knife if you have one, begin slicing through the crisp pork skin, then through the succulent pork. Cut into rounds if you can. Plate on a large serving dish for your guests.

A layer of crisp pork fat, then a wonderful blend of herbs and pancetta, followed by succulent pork shoulder, every bite is succulent and extremely delicious. This porchetta was the perfect meal to serve lots of people, inexpensive compared to most other holiday meals, and I had plenty of leftovers for some really killer sandwiches.

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