Roast Pork Belly With Polenta Recipes

PORK WITH ROSEMARY POLENTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Combine the mustard, vinegar, chopped rosemary and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a bowl; brush all over the pork. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast until a thermometer registers 145 degrees F, about 15 minutes. Transfer the pork to a cutting board and let rest.
• Wipe out the skillet. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, the garlic and red pepper flakes; cook over medium heat, 2 minutes. Add the broccoli, 1/4 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover; cook 5 minutes.
• Bring 3 cups water, the milk, rosemary sprig and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat; discard the rosemary. Whisk in the polenta and cook, whisking, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the parmesan. Slice the pork and serve with the broccoli and polenta.

SLOW ROASTED ITALIAN PORK WITH POLENTA

Steps:

• PORK
• Rub the pork with 1 Tablespoon salt and pepper, a teaspoon of paprika, and one of the smashed garlic cloves. Place in a plastic zip bag or plastic storage container. Store in the fridge overnight or a for a few hours before cooking.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Using a sharp knife, score fat (but not meat) on pork in a diamond pattern. Pulse herbs and the rest of the garlic in a food processor until combined. Slowly add oil and continue pulsing until a thick paste forms. Stir in 1 Tablespoons salt, 1 Tablespoon pepper; rub mixture all over pork.
• Place the onion slices in a foil lined roasting pan or large Dutch oven. Place pork, fat-side up, on top of the onion halves; add 1 1/2 cups water to bottom of the pan. Drizzle a little bit of olive oil (about 1 Tablespoon) on top of the pork. Cover with foil or lid (if in a Dutch oven) and roast until meat is starting to become tender, about 3 hours. Remove foil or lid and continue cooking until meat is fork-tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours more. Cook 30 minutes per pound total, or until the internal temperature as measured with a meat thermoter is 160 F. Remove pork from the oven and allow to rest 15 minutes before pulling apart or cutting.
• Carefully transfer pork to a large bowl, leaving juices in pan. When cool enough to handle, use two forks to shred meat into bite-size pieces, discarding any large pieces of fat. Transfer shredded pork back to pot and toss with juices. If you prefer to serve in larger pieces as we did, transfer to a cutting board and slice your pork into desired thickness.

ROAST PORK BELLY WITH POLENTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°C (approximately 430°F).
• For the meat: Cut pork belly crosswise with a sharp knife. Combine 1 teaspoon salt, peppercorns, allspice, clove, marjoram and carraway in a mortar. Rub meat with spice mixture. Rinse, peel and coarsely chop carrots, parsnip, garlic and onions. Rinse pork bones with cold water. Grease a roasting pan with oil. Add pork, skin side up, vegetables and bones, Bake for 20-30 minutes on the second shelf from the bottom. Add broth and some beer and reduce temperature to 180°C (approximately 350°F). Bake for about 1 1/2 hours and continue to baste with beer throughout.
• For the polenta: Boil broth, milk and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir in cornmeal. Cook over reduced heat, according to package instructions. Stir until it no longer sticks to the edge of the pot. Stir in butter and season with salt and pepper.
• For the carrots: Peel and slice carrots. Boil in broth, cover and let simmer for about 15 minutes until soft. Puree pot back in pot and simmer, add some broth if needed. Season with salt and sugar.
• For the shallots: Peel, halve and cut shallot into strips. Heat oil in a pan and cook shallot until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove bones from roasting pan and let sauce simmer a bit longer. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cut meat into pieces and arrange on polenta. Top with shallots. Add carrots and drizzle with roasting pan sauce. Garnish with chives and serve.