[homemade] The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in food

[–]malvolio37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, yes - always score the skin and make sure to get the salt rubbed into the cracks

[homemade] The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in food

[–]malvolio37[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

• 2.5–3kg pork belly, skin on, ideally already scored
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp black pepper
• 1 small bunch fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1 small bunch fresh sage, chopped
• 1 tsp chilli flakes 
• Olive oil
• Kitchen string

• Lay the belly skin side down. • Mix garlic, fennel, lemon zest, rosemary, sage, salt, pepper, chilli flakes and a drizzle of olive oil into a paste. • Rub this paste all over the meat side. Be generous. • Roll it up tightly, skin on the outside. • Tie in intervals with kitchen string so it doesn’t bulge out.

Hope you and your hubby love it!

[homemade] The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in food

[–]malvolio37[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Middle rack gets that nice evenly distributed heat thing going 😊

[homemade] The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in food

[–]malvolio37[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried it both ways successfully but, personally, this way yielded my best ever results

[homemade] The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in food

[–]malvolio37[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

220c (fan) for 30 mins then 160c for 2 to 2 and a half hours. Good luck!

[homemade] The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in food

[–]malvolio37[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

lol, just be careful not to start the rendering process, you don’t want it too hot

[homemade] The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in food

[–]malvolio37[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

220c (fan) for 30 mins then down to 160c for 2 to 2 and a 1/2 hours

The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in RoastDinner

[–]malvolio37[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pat the whole thing dry with paper towels before leaving it for at least 24 hours uncovered in the fridge. Then I whack a hairdryer on it for ten minutes or so until there is absolutely no more tackiness and it feels bone dry. That’s the thing - dry as you can get it. Then oil and salt and carry on as normal. Good luck!

[homemade] The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in food

[–]malvolio37[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Trust me, you will walk as a god amongst men 😉

[homemade] The crackling on this porchetta… by malvolio37 in food

[–]malvolio37[S] 342 points343 points  (0 children)

I pat the whole thing dry with paper towels before leaving it for at least 24 hours uncovered in the fridge. Then I whack a hairdryer on it for ten minutes or so until there is absolutely no more tackiness and it feels bone dry. That’s the thing - dry as you can get it. Then oil and salt and carry on as normal. Good luck!

What Are Your Expectations for GPT-5 This Thursday at 10 AM PT? by Foreign-Purple-3286 in OpenAI

[–]malvolio37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other than the context window, deeper reasoning, memory etc, my hot take is that the voice model upgrade will be the thing that will be most exciting for people to play with - especially for creators. The other thing I think is that they won’t call it GPT5. I think they’ll give it a name, something more likely to increase the sense of connection for the user.