Spaghetti Carbonara with Pork Belly and Fresh Peas

Name: Spaghetti Carbonara with Pork Belly and Fresh Peas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 0 teaspoons whole black peppercorns; 1 small carrot, peeled, quartered; 1 celery stalk, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoons coarse kosher salt; 1 teaspoons coriander seeds, crushed; 59 milliliters dry white wine; 2 Tbsps (or more) dry white wine; 2 larges eggs; 355 milliliters fresh shelled peas (from about 1 1/2 pounds peas in pods) or 1 1/2 cups frozen petite peas, thawed; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 garlic cloves, peeled, smashed; 118 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 small onion, quartered; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese, divided; 59 milliliters chopped fresh Italian parsley; 59 milliliters grated Pecorino Romano cheese; 454 grams fresh pork belly; 454 grams spaghetti

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spaghetti Carbonara with Pork Belly and Fresh Peas a try. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 844 calories, 26g of protein, and 51g of fat. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you have bay leaf, eggs, coarse kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

Rub coarse salt and coriander into pork belly. Cover and chill at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.

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Coarse Salt

Pork Belly

Coriander

Dry Seasoning Rub

Preheat oven to 275F.

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Oven

Place pork belly in large ovenproof saucepan.

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Pork Belly

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Sauce Pan

Add onion, next 5 ingredients, 2 tablespoons wine, and chicken broth. Bring to boil, cover, and transfer to oven. Cook until pork is very tender when pierced with fork, turning every 30 minutes, about 2 hours 15 minutes. Cool slightly. Cover and chill at least 1 day and up to 2 days.

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Chicken Broth

Onion

Pork

Wine

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Oven

Discard any solidified fat on surface of pork belly mixture.

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Pork Belly

Remove pork from cooking liquid, scraping any gelatinous mixture back into saucepan. Rewarm mixture in saucepan just until melted. Strain liquid into measuring cup.

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Pork

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Measuring Cup

Sauce Pan

Add white wine if necessary to measure 1/2 cup.

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White Wine

Cut rind and all but 1/4-inch layer of fat from pork belly. Slice pork crosswise into 1/2-inch slices, then cut slices crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick strips.

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Pork Belly

Pork

Beef

Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add pork belly and cook until browned on all sides, stirring often, about 7 minutes.

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Pork Belly

Add garlic and saut 1 minute.

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Garlic

Add pork cooking liquid and 1/4 cup wine. Bring to boil, then cover and keep warm.

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Pork

Wine

Cook spaghetti in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.

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Spaghetti

Water

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Pot

Add peas; cook 1 minute longer.

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Peas

Meanwhile, whisk eggs in large bowl.

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Egg

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Bowl

Add 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, Pecorino Romano cheese, and parsley; set aside.

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Parmesan

Parsley

Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.

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Pasta

Whisk 1/4 cup hot cooking liquid into egg mixture.

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Egg

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Whisk

Add pasta; toss to coat.

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Pasta

Add mixture to skillet with pork and toss, adding more cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls if dry. Season generously with black pepper. Divide among bowls and serve, passing remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese alongside.

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Parmesan

Black Pepper