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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