Meathead's Porchetta Recipe: The Best Pork Roast You've Ever Had

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In this video, AmazingRibs.com founder and BBQ Hall Of Famer Meathead prepares the best pork roast ever -- porchetta!

"When people think of the classic Italian dishes, pizza and pasta usually come to mind, but in my mind, it is Porchetta. They are BIG tubes of pork rolled around spices and other goodies meant to serve a crowd. When I went to Italy I tasted several variations and tried to think of how to create a recipe for you that is not so large but is true to the Italian versions. Others have tried. Cook’s Illustrated and the New York Times did something from pork shoulder that really is not even close.

"Then, one day, I was hanging with my friends, Greg and Kristina Gaardbo of the Chicago Culinary Kitchen in Palatine, IL, and I saw them nail it. Instead of using pork loin as I had been trying, they did it with pork belly that they butterflied. That captured the essence of the rich, fatty, Italian original. In this video I invited them to show you themselves. If you can get a meaty belly with the skin on, you can come even closer to the original," says Meathead.

To learn more about this dish and how to prepare it, visit https://amazingribs.com/porchetta.