Cotechino with Bitter Greens and Relish

Name: Cotechino with Bitter Greens and Relish
Cook time: 14 h
Total time: 14 h
Yield: Makes 2.5 kg
Ingredients: 250 ml cold chicken stock; 25 grams salt, or to taste; 5 fresh bay leaves; 4 garlic cloves, mashed to a paste with a little salt; spice mix (from above); 50 ml white wine; 1 cinnamon stick; ½ tablespoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon white pepper; 1 star anise; 1.8 kg pork meat; 700 grams pork skin and hard fat; 1 whole nutmeg, freshly grated

Preparation info

Makes
2.5 kg

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
14 hr

Appears in

At Home with Sous Vide

By Dale Prentice

Published 2013

About

Cotechino is a classic Italian dish that involves poaching pork for hours in gently simmering water. The following recipe is my take on this dish, and it relies heavily on the correct ratio of wine and spices to pork meat, skin and hard fat to give it the perfect balance. Serve it with a simple salad of bitter greens and relish, as I have here, or as an entrée with braised lentils.