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Confit Belly Of Pork Caramelised Endive And Butter Bean Sauce With Maisala Jus

Confit Belly Of Pork.  Caramelised Endive And Butter Bean Sauce With Maisala JusIt may be a bit of a job to remove the skin and bones from the belly of pork, so ask your butcher, he will be more than happy to prepare it for you.

Ingredients

  • 1½ kg of boned and rolled belly of pork
  • 3 litres of duck fat
  • 3 large endives
  • 100 grams of brown sugar
  • 50ml of balsamic vinegar
  • Bundle of thyme
  • 50ml of olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 x 350grams tin of butter beans
  • 100 grams onion
  • 100 grams celery
  • 100 grams carrots
  • 2 x bay leaf
  • 25ml of maisala wine
  • 200ml of veal jus
  • 1 litre of vegetable stock

Method

Make sure before the pork is rolled that it is well herbed with parsley, thyme and rosemary.

Melt the duck fat and place the pork in a deep casserole dish.  Pour over the duck fat making sure you are completely immersing the duck.  Place in the oven at 110 degrees C for at least 2 hours.  Check it after 1 and a half hours.  It should be golden and very tender to touch.

Once cooked remove from the fat and place on a cooling rack and cover tightly with aluminium foil.

In a small pot, gently sweat the vegetables.  Add the butter beans and bay leaves and cook for about 5 minutes.  Then pour over the vegetable stock so as to completely cover the beans and cook for about 45 minutes until they are very soft.  Remove from heat and drain the stock into a jug.  Place the beans in a food processor and blend to a creamy texture adding the vegetable stock gradually until it reaches the correct texture. 

In a small frying pan, place 25 grams of butter and when it is melting and foaming, add the maisala wine and bring to a quick boil.  Then add the veal jus and reduce to a dense texture, still keeping the shine.

Cut the endives in quarters and place on a baking tray.  Pour the olive oil over them and sprinkle with brown sugar.  Drizzle the balsamic vinegar and season.  Cover with thyme.  Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and crisp on the edges. 

Assembly

Slice the belly of pork at 12cm intervals.  On a hot plate place two table spoons of the butter bean puree.  Put a piece of belly of pork on the puree.  Place a couple of endives around the place and spoon over the sauce.  Garnish with some flat leaf parsley leaves.

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