Place <quantity>4</quantity> garlic heads in a skillet. Cut the tips with scissors

Add <quantity>¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of water

Cover the skillet with a lid and place it in the oven for 40m until the garlic is soft

Cut off the bottom of the garlic heads and press to extract the softened cloves

Place the garlic in a hand blender jug

Cover the garlic with <quantity>⅓<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of extra virgin olive oil. Blend to get a homogeneous and silky texture, season with salt to taste. The roasted garlic paste is ready

Roughly chop <quantity>500<unit>g</unit></quantity> of peeled ginger

Roughly chop <quantity>500<unit>g</unit></quantity> of habanada pepper

Place the chopped ginger and peppers in a bowl

Add <quantity>600<unit>g</unit></quantity> of rangpur lime juice and <quantity>250<unit>g</unit></quantity> of salt

Add <quantity>300<unit>g</unit></quantity> of mirin and <quantity>250<unit>g</unit></quantity> of the Roasted Garlic Paste

Add <quantity>6</quantity> bay leaves and mix everything with a hand blender until homogeneous. The pork marinade is ready

Place <quantity>2</quantity> suckling pig legs in a tray. Pour half of the Pork Marinade over them and rub to spread it evenly

Wrap with cling film and place in the refrigerator for 12h to marinade

Preheat the oven to <temperature>140<unit>°C</unit></temperature>

Place the pork legs and some of the marinade in a Dutch oven

Add <quantity>3<unit>kg</unit></quantity> of lard

Cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 3h or until the meat easily falls off the bone

Remove the legs and reserve

Cut the legs into chunks

Cut <quantity>2</quantity> slices of cured Minas cheese

Place the meat and cheese into a small skillet. Add a splash of water and cover with a lid

Halve <quantity>3</quantity> pieces of pão de queijo

Once the cheese has melted, place a piece of meat with cheese in the pão de queijo. The pork leg confit & pão de queijo sandwich is ready

Dig in!