Home-Cured Pancetta Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pork Recipes. (Home-Cured Pancetta Recipe). Making pancetta at home is easy with this recipe! Start with a quality cut of pork belly and the right mixture of salts and spices, and all you have to do is be patient while your pancetta cures for 2 weeks in the fridge.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Additional: 2weeks

Total: 2weeks

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Home-Cured Pancetta Recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons red wine

2 cloves garlic

chopped

5 whole allspice berries

4 juniper berries

3 whole cloves

1 ½ teaspoons whole black peppercorns

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

½ teaspoon whole white peppercorns

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

2 ½ tablespoons salt

½ teaspoon Prague Powder #2

¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

2 pounds pork belly

Hong Kong Sweet and Sour Pork

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Combine wine and garlic. Set aside.

Step 2

Combine allspice berries juniper berries cloves black peppercorns fennel seeds white peppercorns and red pepper flakes in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle. Grind to a fine powder. Add salt Prague powder and nutmeg and stir well to combine.

Step 3

Place pork belly in a glass or ceramic dish. Cover on all sides with the spice mixture. Pour wine mixture evenly on top. Cover with a wire rack and then with a large piece of muslin; the rack prevents the muslin from touching the pork.

Step 4

Refrigerate for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks slice the pancetta and use in your favorite recipe or pan fry as you would bacon.

Nutritional Information

Home-Cured Pancetta Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 478.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 8.6g 17%

Carbohydrates: 1.1g

Dietary Fiber: 0.5g 2%

Sugars: 0.1g

Fat: 48.3g 74%

Saturated Fat: 17.6g 88%

Cholesterol: 65.3mg 22%

Vitamin A Iu: 74.5IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.1mg 47%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 0.8mg 1%

Folate: 1.3mcg

Calcium: 14.5mg 1%

Iron: 0.7mg 4%

Magnesium: 6.1mg 2%

Potassium: 186.8mg 5%

Sodium: 1891mg 76%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 36%

Calories From Fat: 434.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.