Steam Combi Recipe: Easy Pork Belly Porchetta

With a small amount of preparation you can turn a simple piece of pork belly into an impressive porchetta style roast . Buy a fairly large pork belly for this dish.

METHOD

1. Make cuts in the skin of the pork belly 1cm apart  
2. Place on a rack over the sink and pour boiling water over the skin. 
3. Rub the skin with oil and salt generously. 
4. Turn the meat over and spread with the garlic and herb mixture. 
5. Place several lengths of cotton string under the meat at even distances. 
6. Roll the pork belly into a thick spiral and tie it with the string to secure. Sprinkle again generously with salt 
7. Preheat oven to 230C Fan assisted Grill  
8. Place pork on a wire rack with an oven tray below to capture the juices and fats  
9. Cook for 20 minutes, then Change function to Fan forced, 140C with high humidity if your oven has a steam function, and cook for 2 hours 
10. Set oven to Grill 250C and cook for 5-7 minutes or until crackling has popped.  
11. Watch carefully as this can burn quickly  
12. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.