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Porchetta di maiale

Porchetta di maiale

Porchetta di maiale Recipe

An authentic Italian roasted pork recipe.

  • Prep Time15 min
  • Cook Time2 hr
  • Total Time2 hr 15 min
  • Yield8 Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 ¾ - 4 lbs. boneless pork shoulder roast, skin on
  • 4 sprigs rosemary
  • 2 teaspoons fennel pollen
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 ½ ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Kitchen twine

Instructions

1

Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. Finely chop the rosemary and place in a small bowl. Add the fennel pollen, minced garlic, salt, and pepper and mix together with a spoon.

2

Score the skin of the pork in a diamond pattern with cuts that are about 1/8 inch deep. Lay the pork flat and make 10 or more cuts throughout the pork. Stuff the pork with about 1/3 of the herb mixture.

3

Roll the pork and tie together with kitchen twine by running the twine horizontally along the longer side of the pork and making a knot. Then, place the twine in the opposite direction and make a second knot. Repeat until all of the pork is tied.

4

Cover the skin with olive oil and rub with the remaining herb mixture.

5

Place the pork in a roasting pan and roast in the oven at 375 degrees for about 1 hour and a half, until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 156 degrees. Let the meat rest for 15 minutes then slice and enjoy!