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Christmas porchetta
Photo: Sam Loyd

Christmas porchetta

23 ingredients 1 hr Serves 8-12 openrecipes

This popular Italian Christmas dish of pork loin stuffed with herbs, dried fruit and mortadella makes a stunning centrepiece to a festive meal.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1569
Calories
92g
Protein
60g
Fat
162g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Chicken Liver 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3kg/6lb 8oz pork loin
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 2 lemons
  • 15g/½oz parmesan
  • 175g/6oz pork mince
  • 175g/6oz chicken livers
  • 150g/5½oz onions
  • 5g fresh sage
  • 8g fresh rosemary
  • 8g fresh thyme
  • 350g/12oz bread
  • 15g/½oz pine nuts
  • 30g/1oz sultanas
  • 6 slices mortadella
  • dash olive oil
  • 4 carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 250ml/9fl oz white wine
  • 70ml/2¼fl oz Vin Santo
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1kg/2lb 4oz potatoes
  • 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 6 garlic

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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