Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, pancetta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pancetta is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Pancetta is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
Bacon, pancetta, prosciutto: These three pork products look alike, taste somewhat similar, and even get regularly substituted for each other. Bacon and pancetta have the most in common. Pancetta is an Italian type of bacon produced from pork belly which is seasoned and dry cured.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pancetta using 1 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pancetta:
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Let me attempt to sway you. Pancetta is sometimes called "Italian bacon," but that hardly does it justice! Pancetta is cured (but unsmoked) pork belly that is seasoned with salt, pepper, and assorted spices, and rolled into a thick. Find Pancetta ideas, recipes & cooking techniques for all levels from Bon Appétit, where food and culture meet.
Steps to make Pancetta:
- 2.5 LBS pork belly – Skin removed. - 28.15g Kosher Salt - 14.06g Sugar - 9g Garlic Powder - 4.15g Black pepper - 3g Dry Rosemary - 2g Corriander seed - 2g Nutmeg - 1.5g Mace - 0.55g Cinnamon - 0.55g Cloves
- Mix cure – combine salt, sugar, spices and cure. Grind to a fine powder in spice grinder. Divide in half. - - Add the Pepper, Mace and garlic powder to one of the divided portions of the cure. - - Rub 80% of the cure mix without the pepper, mace and garlic into the meat side of the belly and 20% on the fat side. Good Idea to wear latex gloves to do this. - - Put the meat in a zip lock or vac bag, seal and put into fridge for 4 day. Flip the meat every 24 hours so the brine moves around the meat.
- After the 4 days remove meat from fridge and bag and add the remaining cure spice mix. Rub 80% on meat side, 20% on the fat side. Reseal in zip lock or vac bag and put in fridge for another 4 days. flip over meat every 24 hours. - - Remove meat from bag and rinse in clod water to remove any cure and spices. - - Roll and tie the belly as tight as possible. Avoid air gaps in the roll as it can lead to spoilage. - - wrap the roll loosely in cheese cloth (natural undyed cloth is best). Tie each end.
- Weigh the meat and hang at 15C or 60F and relative humidity at 65 to 75%. - - The Pancetta will be ready when the meat has 20% to 25% water loss (weight loss). - - To be safe cook the Pancetta - A great recipe for pancetta is Carbonara. Enjoy!
Be forewarned: Pancetta is quite possibly the gateway drug. The melt-in-your-mouth quality paired with simplicity and gratification of making your own at home, will have you hooked. Check out these pancetta recipes, including pasta carbonara, pizza with pancetta and mushrooms, chicken with olives, and Brussels sprouts. This Italian cured pork belly is delicious in pasta dishes, soups and stews. Find out how to choose the best pancetta and top tips for cooking with it.
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