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Caramelized pork pancetta and handmade pitta bread

Cooking method
Cuisine
Κατηγορία ,
Difficulty Intermediate
Time
Preparation time: 30 min Cooking time: 20 min Ωρα ξεκούρασης: 12 hour Total time:: 12 hrs 50 mins
Portions 2
Ingredients
  • 6 pork pancettas (150-170 gr. each)
  • piktogalo cheese from Chania (preferably)
  • red onion (sliced, preferably)
  • olive oil (preferably)
  • salt (preferably)
  • pepper (preferably)
  • parsley leafstalk
  • a little vinegar
  • 200-250 grams honey
  • zest of 1 mandarin
  • 2 grams black pepper (grated)
  • 2 grams cardamom (grated)
  • 1 gram cedar beans
  • 272 grams all-purpose flour
  • 177 grams hot water
  • 10 grams olive oil
  • 6 grams salt
  • 3 grams baking powder
Instructions
    Pitta bread
  1. Put all the ingredients, except water, into the mixer’s bowl. Beat with the hook attachment.
  2. While beating, add water and keep beating for 5-7 minutes, until we have a flexible dough.
  3. Knead the dough and make a ball. Wrap with a plastic wrap and put in fridge, for 12 hours to rest.
  4. After 12 hours, divide the dough in 8-10 equal pieces and roll out, until it is very thick. Fry in a frying pan over medium to high heat, until golden. Set aside.
  5. Pancetta and marinade
  6. Put pepper, cardamom and cedar beans in a grinding bowl and ground them.
  7. Add honey, mandarin zest and grinded spices in a bowl.
  8. Mix well.
  9. Put pancettas into a deep bowl and add the 3⁄4 of the marinade. Mix slightly.
  10. Cover with plastic wrap and put in fridge for 12 hours. Mix once.
  11. Put pancettas on the oven rack and a baking pan below it. Baste with any liquid left and season with salt.
  12. Roast in preheated oven at 200℃, on the resistors, for 8 minutes, each side. Then set on grill at 250℃ and grill for 2,5 minutes each side or until they are caramelized.
  13. When ready, put the 1⁄4 of marinade into a non frying pan and dunk each pancetta for a few seconds.
  14. Put some vinegar to the onion.
  15. Serve in a wooden surface with piktogalo cheese, salt, pepper, parsley and olive oil.
Keywords: pork, pancetta, caramelized, handmade, pitta bread