PORKETTA

Porketta image

Provided by Joan Nathan

Time 4h15m

Yield at least 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 5-pound pork butt roast (or a boned sirloin tip roast)
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
7 to 8 cloves garlic, peeled
4 cups fresh fennel bulbs and leaves, diced
Handful of flat Italian parsley, shredded
Garlic powder to taste

Steps:

Cut the roast almost in half lengthwise, and open it like a book. Salt and pepper both cut sides. Rub both sides with garlic, and then sprinkle over garlic, the diced fennel and parsley, leaving a little of each to use on the outside of the roast.
Close up the roast and tie securely with string. Generously sprinkle garlic powder and pepper on the outside of the roast.
Place the roast in a pan, fat side up, and cover with the remaining fennel and parsley. If using pork, bake at 325 degrees for 4 hours or until the roast falls apart when tested with a fork. If using sirloin, bake for 2 hours at the same temperature.