Pistachio and olive stuffed pork belly

Recipes / Meat

Stuff this succulent pork belly with pistachio and olives for a sensational special occasion centrepiece.

Recipe «Pistachio and olive stuffed pork belly» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:45 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1.5kg piece pork belly, rind on, scored, 50g butter, at room temperature, 1/2 cup pistachio kernels, toasted, finely chopped, 1 cup Sicilian green olives, pitted, finely chopped, 1 tbsp lemon rind, finely grated , 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, Olive oil cooking spray , 2 tbsp sea salt flakes, 1 tbsp fennel seeds, 900g Kent pumpkin, cut into 8 wedges, 1 bunch radishes, very thinly sliced into rounds, 1 royal gala apple, very thinly sliced into rounds, 1 granny smith apple, very thinly sliced into rounds, 1 white onion, very thinly sliced into rounds, 1 bunch watercress, trimmed.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5kg piece pork belly, rind on, scored 
  • 50g butter, at room temperature 
  • 1/2 cup pistachio kernels, toasted, finely chopped 
  • 1 cup Sicilian green olives, pitted, finely chopped 
  • 1 tbsp lemon rind, finely grated 
  • 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • Olive oil cooking spray 
  • 2 tbsp sea salt flakes 
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds 
  • 900g Kent pumpkin, cut into 8 wedges 
  • 1 bunch radishes, very thinly sliced into rounds 
  • 1 royal gala apple, very thinly sliced into rounds 
  • 1 granny smith apple, very thinly sliced into rounds 
  • 1 white onion, very thinly sliced into rounds 
  • 1 bunch watercress, trimmed 
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 250C/230C fan-forced. Line a large baking tray with sides, first with foil, then baking paper. Place a greased wire rack over tray.
  2. Starting from one short end of the pork and using a sharp knife, make a cut along the centre of the flesh to form a pocket, being careful not to cut all the way through.
  3. Combine butter, pistachios, olives, lemon rind, parsley and garlic in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Push the pistachio mixture into the pocket, spreading evenly. Place pork on rack. Spray rind liberally with oil. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes and fennel seeds, pushing into the scored rind. Spray with more oil.
  4. Roast for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 180C/160C fan-forced. Roast for a further 1 1/2 hours or until pork is very tender and rind is puffed and crackled. Cover pork loosely with foil and set aside for 10 minutes to rest.
  5. Meanwhile, preheat a large chargrill pan over medium heat. Spray both sides of pumpkin with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Chargrill for 10 minutes, turning occasionally, or until golden and tender.
  6. Make Radish Salad: Combine radish, apples, onion, watercress and lemon juice in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
  7. Cut pork into thick slices. Serve with pumpkin and Radish Salad.