Pork Leg Confit with Pasta

Confit is a method of slow cooking using fat or aqueous sugar. In this case, the suckling pig leg is cooked in its own fat.

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

Boil enough water to cook the pasta. Add plenty of salt

Add <quantity>1½<unit>cups</unit></quantity> of fusilli to the boiling water. Cook the pasta following the manufacturer's instructions

Drain the fat from the pork and preserve the gelatin from the bottom. Place the dutch oven over medium-low heat

Add <quantity>1<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of halved cherry tomatoes. Stir to coat them with the gelatin

Add <quantity>⅛<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of tomato passata and mix. Cook until you obtain a deep brown color

Once the pasta is al dente, add it to the tomato sauce

Add a ladle of cooking water and <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of grated parmesan cheese. Mix to emulsify

Finely chop <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of parsley

Debone the suckling pig leg and add the meat to the pasta

Add the parsley. The pork leg confit with pasta is ready

Enjoy!

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