Dishes from pork brisket are very tasty if cooked properly. The main secret of this product lies in the alternation of fat and meat layers. The taste of the finished dish is gentle and unique. Indeed, in the process of cooking, the fat gradually melts and transfers all the aromas to the meat. As a side dish for such dishes, you can use all kinds of cereals, potatoes and even beans. So, simple recipes for pork brisket dishes.
Pork Belly with Thyme and Rosemary in Citrus Salt
To prepare this fragrant and hearty dish, you will need:
- 4 lemons.
- 1 kilogram of pork breast.
- 400 grams of fava beans.
- 400 grams of Savoy cabbage.
- 20 grams of cream butter.
- 100 grams of carrots.
- 20 milliliters of olive oil.
- 50 milliliters of maple syrup.
- 50 milliliters of white wine vinegar.
- A teaspoon of mustard and coriander seeds.
- Balsamic vinegar.
- 20 grams of fresh rosemary and thyme.
- 50 grams of coarse sea salt.
Product Preparation
Dishes from pork brisket are prepared quite easily. The main thing is to follow all the recommendations. First you need to prepare pork. A thick skin from the brisket should be cut off. In the process of preparation, it will become tough, unfit for eating.
Sea salt must be thoroughly mixed with lemon zest, previously crushed into a fine grater. Finely chopped rosemary and thyme should be added to the resulting composition. The prepared piece of pork must be well coated with salt mixed with spices.
Do I need to pickle
Dishes from pork brisket are more tender if the meat is slightly marinated. In this case, a piece of meat, coated with salt and spices, must be placed in a container, and then in a cool place.
In this form, the brisket should lie for 8 to 9 hours. To pork well marinated, you can prepare it in the evening and refrigerate for the night. In the morning, you can cook a delicious dish from it.
How to cook brisket
Dishes from pork brisket in the oven cook much faster. Therefore, after marinating, the meat should be cleaned of salt and spices. If necessary, rinse it in running water. Then the brisket should be put on a baking sheet and placed in the oven, preheated to 230 ° C. After 30 minutes, the temperature should be reduced to 120 ° C. To cook the brisket in this mode, you need another 1-1.5 hours.
Cooking side dish
Pork brisket dishes go well with other foods. In this case, something from vegetables is suitable. To prepare a side dish, you need to take Savoy cabbage into leaves , and then lower it in boiling water for several minutes. After this, the product should be poured with a mixture prepared from olive oil, vinegar, maple syrup and mustard seeds and coriander, previously fried in a pan. After a few hours in the cold, the cabbage should become tasty and crisp.
Peeled fava beans and chopped carrots must be blanched in salt water. After this, vegetables should be combined with cabbage. Now the vegetable mixture needs to be stewed in butter.
How to serve
On plates, you need to spread the side dish, lay slices of juicy meat on top of it. After that, the brisket needs to be decorated. You can use balsamic vinegar in this case . It should be heated on fire in a small container and cook until thick. Dishes decorated in this way with pork belly can be served.
Pizza with pork brisket, arugula and cheese
To prepare such an appetizer, you will need:
- A tablespoon of sugar.
- ½ teaspoon of salt.
- Three tablespoons of olive oil.
- 3 cups flour, preferably wheat.
- Glass of water.
- 11 grams of dry yeast.
- 400 grams of pickled tomato.
- 3 cloves of garlic.
- 400 grams of cheese.
- A teaspoon of marjoram.
- A bunch of arugula.
- 400 grams of smoked pork belly.
Cooking dough
Such dishes from smoked pork belly should be prepared, starting with kneading the dough. In a deep container, mix water, granulated sugar and salt. Yeast should be added to the resulting composition. The container should be covered and left for about 10 minutes. When the foam appears, olive oil and sifted flour should be added to the composition. All should be mixed thoroughly. When you get a homogeneous mass, it is necessary to transfer it to the work surface, sprinkled with flour. Here the dough should be thoroughly kneaded. It should become elastic. After that, the dough can be transferred to a deep container, also sprinkled with flour. It should rise and increase several times in volume.
We prepare the rest of the products
Now you need to cook tomato sauce. To do this, tomatoes should be peeled, and then chopped with a blender. In a pan, heat oil and fry chopped garlic in it. Tomato puree, salt and pepper are also worth adding here. All components should be mixed thoroughly. After the mass begins to boil, the fire needs to be made smaller and cook until thick. Then you need to add marjoram.
Cooking pizza
The finished dough should be divided exactly into two parts. From them you need to form balls and roll them. The thickness of the dough should be about 5 millimeters. The components for the filling should be crushed and mixed with olive oil. The baking sheet should be covered with paper, sprinkled with flour and transferred to a layer of dough. Tomato sauce should be distributed throughout the formation. After this, the dough should be sprinkled with cheese, and then put the filling. In empty places you need to cover with arugula. Bake pizza at 250 ° C for 10 minutes.