Pork and Cabbage Pockets: Bracciole di Maiale

Name: Pork and Cabbage Pockets: Bracciole di Maiale
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 pinch Pinch chili flakes; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 0 bunches fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/8 cup; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 4 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus 4 tablespoons; 2 Spanish onions sliced thin; 4 servings Chopped parsley, for garnish; 454 grams pork loin, cut into 4 uniform pieces, then pounded to form large flat pieces; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 907 grams cavolo nero (black cabbage); 237 milliliters vernaccia or other dry white wine

Pork and Cabbage Pockets: Bracciole di Maiale is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe with 4 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 26g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 301 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pork loin, parsley, salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

Bring 6 quarts water to a rolling boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.

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Water

Salt

Cut the cabbage into 2-inch ribbons.

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Cabbage

Add the cabbage to the boiling water and cook until tender, about 6 minutes.

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Cabbage

Water

Drain well and set aside to cool.

In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat the olive oil over a medium-high flame until hot but not smoking.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft about 5 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Add parsley, fennel seeds,cooked cabbage and chili flakes, then toss to mix and remove from heat.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Fennel Seeds

Cabbage

Parsley

Lay the pork pieces out flat on a board and season well with salt. Divide the cabbage mixture over the 4 pieces and fold the pieces across to create a pocket, close and secure with toothpicks.

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Cabbage

Pork