Belly Of Pork With Garlic Lemon And Thyme Recipes

BELLY OF PORK WITH GARLIC, LEMON AND THYME

Steps:

• Pierce the skin of the pork all over with a skewer, going through the fat but not the flesh. Pour boiling water over the skin, drain and dry well.
• Mix the garlic, lemon zest, thyme, olive oil and salt and pepper together. Rub mixture well into the fleshy side of the pork and leave to marinade overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 200C/400Fgas mark 6. Place the pork on a wire rack skin-side up and place the rack over a roasting tin half filled with water. Sprinkle with skin with salt and roast for 15 minutes to start the crackle forming. Then reduce the temperature to 180C/350F/gas mark 4 and continue to cook for one and a half hours. Top up with water in the roasting tin as necessary.
• Meanwhile make the salsa verde. In a food processor, mix the herbs and garlic to a paste and gradually pour in the oil so that it becomes emulsified. Season to taste with salt and pepper and lemon juice.
• Increase the oven temperature to 230C/450F/gas mark 8 and roast the pork for a further 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven, slice and serve with salsa verde.

LEMON THYME PORK LOIN ROAST

Steps:

• Tie the pork roast with butcher's twine at one - inch intervals to help it maintain a round shape for even cooking (a butcher will also be able to do this for you). The pork roast should be approximately 12 - inches in length, not doubled and tied. Rub the roast with the oil and vinegar. Place the lemon zest, garlic, kosher salt, thyme, and peppercorns in the work bowl of your Cuisinart® Food Processor. Process on Grind for 10 seconds, stop and scrape the work bowl, process on Grind 5 - 10 seconds longer, until the mixture resembles a coarse paste. Rub the paste evenly all over the surface of the roast. The meat may be roasted immediately or covered loosely with waxed paper, and refrigerated for up to 8 hours (the longer the rub is on the meat, the more intense the flavor will be). If refrigerated for longer than 1 hour, take the meat out of the refrigerator 20 - 30 minutes before roasting. Arrange the rack in Position A and preheat the Cuisinart® TOB-Series Toaster Oven Broiler to 450 degrees F Bake Setting. Arrange the rack in the drip pan in the upper most position and coat lightly with cooking spray. Center the roast on the rack and roast in the preheated 450 degrees F oven for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 325 degrees F and continue roasting for an additional 35 - 45 minutes, until the temperature when tested in the center of the roast is 155 - 160 degrees F. Turn off the oven, transfer the roast to a warm platter, and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Use the Cuisinart® CEK - 40 Electric Knife to carve roast into slices 1/4-inch thick or less, as preferred.

SPICY PORK BELLY WITH GREEN OLIVES AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Using a spice grinder, grind the peppercorn, chili, fennel and coriander together. Season the pork with salt and rub with the ground spice mixture. Set a stew pot over medium heat. Add the vegetable oil, and when hot add the pork, skin-side down. Cook until well browned, taking care not to burn the spices. Turn once and remove the pork to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium low, add the garlic, fennel and leek and a pinch of salt, and cook covered, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened.
• Add the wine, 1 cup of water, rosemary and a pinch of salt. Return the pork and juices to the pan. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook in the oven until the pork is meltingly tender, about 4 to 5 hours.
• Transfer the pork and one-quarter of the vegetables to a plate. Discard the rosemary stems. Purée the remaining vegetables and cooking liquid in a blender with the lemon juice, vinegar and olive oil, and season to taste with salt. Thin with water if necessary. Return the pork and reserved vegetables to the cooking pot and stir in the sauce and olives. Heat to serving temperature, basting the pork with the sauce. If you choose, serve over rice.

GARLIC-LEMON PORK

Steps:

• Place flour in a shallow dish and stir in 1 teaspoon lemon zest. Season pork with salt and pepper, then coat with flour, shaking off excess.
• In a large skillet, heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high. In batches, cook pork until browned and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and tent loosely with foil.
• Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and remaining tablespoon butter, and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.
• Add broth and cook, stirring, until reduced by half, 4 minutes. Return pork to pan along with any accumulated juices and lemon slices; cook until sauce has thickened slightly, 2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with chives.

THYME & LEMON PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Grate the zest from one lemon and combine with the thyme, salt, garlic, and pepper in a small bowl; stir in the olive oil until blended. Rub the entire surface of the pork to coat with the herb mixture.
• Place roast top side up in a small roasting pan. Roast 30 minutes, then turn pork over, baste with pan juices and roast 30 minutes. Turn top side up; baste; roast 15 minutes or until center of roast reads 140°F
• Remove from oven, cover loosely with foil and let stand 15 minutes. Center temperature should have risen to 150°F
• Carefully remove strings and cut into thin slices.
• Also good served at room temperature or cold.