Tried My Hand At Porchetta


 
Phil Perrin

Phil Perrin

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There's a YouTube guy that I watch from time to time called Basics With Babish. He shows the basics of cooking and he got a little advanced and did a whole porchetta. It looked so good, I decided to try it myself.
Our shiny new Harris Teeter, the one with dry aged steaks, has pork belly for $2.99/pound! They were cut into pieces that were just over a pound, so we got a couple nice meaty pieces.
First, I scored it inside and out. The outside got scored a little too deep, but I wasn't stopping at that point!
Here it is all rubbed with herbs and garlic.
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And rolled and secured with twine.
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Onto the kettle with the vents closed down to try and get it to 300*. I also threw a chunk of apple onto the gril for a touch of smoke.
It never got that low, but an hour and a half later, Pammi and I had this.
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And the end.
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I didn't get a plated shot, but holy wow was it good!
Nice crispy skin and tender and juicy inside!
And, I have some that I'm taking for lunch tomorrow!
#Winning
Thanks for looking everyone!
 
Rich Dahl said:
Okay Phil I'm in! I must go find this Basics with Babish. That looks fantastic!
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He cooks lots of different things.
He also has a channel called Binging With Babish, where he cooks foods from TV shows and movies, But I prefer the basics channel.
 
Looks like a winner! There are a bucket load of porchetta recipes out there, that one looks really good! I like Babish, very clear instructions!
 
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