Recipes · Italian · Main Courses
Porchetta
One serving has 923 kcal and 16 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (60%), cobalamin (56%), niacin (55%), riboflavin (37%), phosphorus (28%) and selenium (25%). Ready in 195 minutes.
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- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 175 min
- Makes: 1 serving (183 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: pork
Ingredients
- 160 g Pork belly, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 2 g Fennel seeds
- 3 g Rosemary, fresh
- 8 g Olive oil
- 1.3 g Salt
- 0.4 g Black pepper
Method
- Score the skin of the pork belly in a tight diamond pattern, being careful not to cut into the meat.
- Turn the belly over and rub the flesh side with the crushed garlic, fennel seeds, chopped rosemary, half the salt and the pepper.
- Roll the belly up tightly into a log and tie firmly with kitchen string at intervals.
- Rub the skin with the olive oil and remaining salt.
- Roast at 150 °C (300 °F) for 2.5 hours, then increase the heat to 220 °C (425 °F) for a final 25-30 minutes until the skin crackles.
- Rest for 15 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 923 kcal | 44% |
| Carbohydrates | 4.6 g | |
| Water | 65.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.5 g | 5% |
| Protein | 15.9 g | 33% |
| Tryptophan | 0.01 g | |
| Threonine | 0.03 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.04 g | |
| Leucine | 0.06 g | |
| Lysine | 0.04 g | |
| Methionine | 0.01 g | |
| Cystine | 0.01 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.03 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.02 g | |
| Valine | 0.05 g | |
| Histidine | 0.02 g | |
| Fat | 93.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 45.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 10 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.9 g | |
| Saturated | 32.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 115 mg | |
| Calcium | 58.1 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1.6 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 19.5 mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.36 mg | 20% |
| Phosphorus | 197 mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 388 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 14 µg | 25% |
| Sodium | 559 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg | 23% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.66 mg | 60% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.41 mg | 37% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.6 mg | 55% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.49 mg | 10% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.33 mg | 25% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 5.2 µg | 1% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.3 µg | 56% |
| Choline | 1.9 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 9.4 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 4 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.8 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 5.6 µg | 6% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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