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Great British pork: from head to toe
Photo: Sam Loyd

Great British pork: from head to toe

78 ingredients Serves 8-10 openrecipes

This is a celebration of pork, taking in some of the lesser-known cuts. It’s a labour of love, but most of the cooking is done the day before.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

2018
Calories
103g
Protein
68g
Fat
248g
Carbs

Counts 29 of 37 ingredients — the other 8 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 29 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Peas 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Cider not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Pudding not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

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

  • 6 Williams or Conference pears
  • 525ml/18fl oz olive oil
  • 525ml/18fl oz white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp crushed coriander seeds
  • 6 shallots
  • rock salt
  • sugar
  • 2kg/4lbs 8oz pork belly
  • 8 large pork
  • 1.3kg/3lb pork tenderloin
  • 4 garlic
  • bunch fresh thyme
  • bunch fresh rosemary
  • splash olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery
  • 1 leek
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ garlic
  • 5 white pepper
  • 2 star anise
  • 10 coriander seeds
  • 150ml/5fl oz sherry vinegar
  • 150ml/5fl oz Madeira
  • 500ml/18fl oz cider
  • 500ml/18fl oz veal stock
  • 400ml/14fl oz brown chicken stock
  • 50ml/2fl oz honey
  • large knob butter
  • 4 pig’s ears, cleaned, soaked in boiling water for one hour
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 stick of celery
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 5 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 5 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 2 litres/3½ pints chicken stock
  • 250g/9oz coarse polenta
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 200g/7oz plain flour, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • groundnut oil or vegetable oil
  • 5 pork belly
  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • , to taste rock salt
  • 5 large red onions
  • dark brown sugar
  • 20g/¾oz fresh thyme
  • 100ml/3½fl oz balsamic vinegar
  • 50g/2oz honey
  • 100ml/3½fl oz port
  • 100ml/3½fl oz red wine
  • 500g/1lb 2oz good-quality black pudding
  • rock salt
  • 750g/1lb 10oz puff pastry
  • 3 free-range egg yolks
  • , for dusting plain flour
  • 1kg/2lb 4oz Ratte potatoes
  • 250g/9oz cold butter
  • 1 litre/1¾ pints milk
  • 100g/3½oz Cornish clotted cream
  • 500g/1lb 2oz fresh peas
  • 500g/1lb 2oz cured smoked bacon
  • 2 Little Gem lettuces
  • olive oil
  • 50g/2oz butter
  • 2 shallots
  • 1 garlic
  • 30g/1oz fresh flatleaf parsley
  • white pepper
  • bunch baby watercress

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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