Gerard's Suggestion
Porchetta
Gerard's Suggestion
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Combining pasture-fed, naturally reared and slow-grown meat with a passionate and progressive approach to butchery, we offer exceptional organic, free-range and traditional-breed meat from our cohort of enlightened Suffolk farmers.
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Gerard's Suggestion
A true Italian classic, perfect for a special occasion.
We use free-range, traditional breed pork, reared in Suffolk. The Pork loin with belly still attached, is boned out, scored, butterflied and seasoned with wild organic fennel pollen (sourced from a friend over in Ronciglione, near Viterbo in the Lazio region). The joint is rolled and tied ready for the oven.
Allow around 300g per person. Our 2kg joint will feed around 6 (it all depends how hungry everyone is!)
For best results, cook long and slow.
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Gerard's Suggestion
Our exceptional pork comes from free-range pigs raised in the light, sandy soils of East Suffolk. This unique environment allows them to root and forage naturally, resulting in pork known for its traditional flavour, excellent marbling, and a delicious fat covering for perfect crackling. We source from a select group of local farms, including Thatched House Farm, Dingley Dell, and Blythburgh, where the farmers prioritise animal welfare and sustainability. These close partnerships ensure consistently high-quality pork with exceptional flavour and texture. To enhance its character, we dry-age the pork on the bone for up to two weeks in our hanging chiller.
> Slow cook and Oven bake
1. Remove the porchetta from any packaging. Place in the fridge uncovered for 12 hours or so (this helps to ensure the skin is good and dry).
2. Pre heat your oven to about 200-220°C (fan oven, or equivalent)
3. Rub your porchetta with a generous amount of crunchy sea salt flakes. Make sure the salt really gets into the skin.
4. Slice a couple of fennel bulbs and lay in the bottom of a deep oven dish. Put the porchetta on top (coarsely chopped mixed veg would work too).
5. Pop into the the oven and cook for 30 minutes.
6. Reduce the temperature to 150°C, and roast for around 20 minutes per 500g.
7. Have a peek when there are 20 minutes of cooking time remaining, if you are worried the crackling isn't crackling enough, turn up the heat to 220ºC (or turn down if it's crackling too much!)
8. Once cooked (an internal temperature of 65-70°C), remove from the oven and rest on a wooden board for a minimum of 30 minutes.
9. Carve into slices, and plate up with some of the roasted fennel. Delicious in a baguette too!
Free range pork, crackling, Italian herbs, fennel pollen, fennel seeds
UK delivery (minimum order value £40)
UK nationwide courier deliveries are currently available for all online orders and telephone orders over £40 from Tuesday - Friday only.
For orders over £85, standard UK courier delivery is free, or you can opt for the priority service for £5 which means your parcel is usually delivered by midday - we recommend this option for large value orders & peak delivery periods.
For orders between £40 and £85, we charge £9.95 for standard UK delivery and £14.95 for Priority UK courier delivery.
*Subject to availability. During peak periods standard delivery slots may be full.
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We also offer a free click and collect service from our shop in Aldeburgh during opening hours. Simply opt to 'collect' when you checkout and choose your collection date from the calendar provided.
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