Pork Roll with Dried Cranberries and Thyme

Appetizers | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Pork Roll with Dried Cranberries and Thyme

Ingredients

Dried cranberries with sugar - 4.4 oz
Salted pork belly - 3 lbs
Brandy - 1 fl oz
Thyme - 5 pieces
Olive Oil - 1 teaspoon
Salt - to taste
Ground Black Pepper - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Rinse the cranberries with warm water, pour brandy over them, and let them soak for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Place the meat on a cutting board. Make a cut along the center of the grain, stopping 0.5 cm from the bottom. Open the meat with your hands and make deep cross cuts inside the pieces on the right and left, stopping 0.5 cm from each edge. Open the piece of meat like a book.

Step 3

Score any thick areas (if present), cover the meat with plastic wrap, and pound it with a mallet until the thickness is 1.5–2 cm. Season the meat with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with thyme leaves. Blend the cranberries (draining the brandy first) in pulse mode until a coarse puree forms, then spread it evenly in a thin layer over the meat. Roll the meat tightly into a log and tie it with kitchen twine. Rub the roll with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.