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Cook up this glorious porchetta recipe for your next Italian feast. This Umbrian version, simplified for the home cook, is flavoured with fragrant fennel seeds, smoked garlic, lemon and wine – the perfect pairings for the rich pork belly and loin.
To begin, place the fennel seeds and chilli flakes in hot, dry pan and toast for 30 seconds, until fragrant
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Peel the garlic cloves and place in a pestle and mortar. Add the herbs, toasted spices, salt, pepper and white wine and grind to a rough paste
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Place the pork belly skin-side down and lay the loin across the width. Trim the loin down to size so it rolls up neatly
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Lightly score the belly flesh in a 2cm diagonal pattern and massage the stuffing paste into the belly and loin. Place the loin back onto the belly
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Roll up tightly, tie up with butcher's string and leave uncovered in the fridge overnight. This will dry out the skin, giving a crispier crackling
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Preheat the oven to 160°C/gas mark 3
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Place the pork on a wire rack set over an oven tray. Pour in the 500ml of water and cook in the oven for 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Check at intervals; if the water has evaporated, add a little more
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Leave to rest for 30 minutes before carving. Slice and serve warm in buttered bread rolls