The Porchetta
Ground beef chuck patty topped with provolone cheese, slow cooked lemon porchetta pork belly and cracklings topped with grilled grape tomato and goats cheese bruschetta, lemon gremolata, and lemon, caper, garlic aioli.
- 8 oz fresh ground beef per patty
- salt
- pepper
Porchetta Pork Belly
- 2 lbs Johnston’s Pork Belly skin on
- 1 Tbsp fennel seeds
- 1 Tbsp red chili flakes
- 2 tsp pepper
- 1 Tbsp kosher salt
- 1 lemon zested
- 2 Tbsp Italian parsley diced
- 1 Tbsp fresh rosemarry diced
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
Grilled Grape Tomato and Goats Cheese Bruschetta
- 2 cups grape tomatoes halved
- ¼ cup Italian dressing
- pinch salt & pepper
- 6 basil leaves diced
- 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup goats cheese
- 1 cloves garlic
Lemon Gremolata
- 1 Tbsp fennel seeds
- 1 Tbsp red chili flakes
- 1 Tbsp coriander
- 1 cup Italian parsley
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- pinch salt & pepper
- lemon zest from 2 lemons
- lemon juice from 1 lemon
Lemon, Caper, Garlic Aioli
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic
- pinch salt & pepper
- 2 Tbsp capers
- 1 Tbsp fresh red chilis diced
- 1 cup mayo
Porchetta Pork Belly
Make rub - Toast fennel seeds and chili flakes then grind to powder. Add the remaining ingredient and mix together
Take the slab of pork belly and score the skin 1 inch apart
Oil outside of pork with oil and generously apply the rub to all sides
Place in 350°F oven on a racked pan for one hour. Then turn up to 450°F and cook until skin puffs up and browns. Remove skin from oven and set aside. Continue to roast pork until the thermometer reads internal temperature at 185°F
Slice pork belly thin like bacon and dice into ½” chunks
Grilled Grape Tomato and Goats Cheese Bruschetta
Marinate tomatoes in Italian dressing for 15 minutes
Season tomatoes with salt and pepper and place on the grill for 1 minute on high
Remove tomatoes and let rest for 30 minutes in the fridge
Add basil, balsamic vinegar, and goats cheese and mix together with the chilled tomatoes
Lemon Gremolata
Toast fennel seeds, red chili flakes, and coriander in pan on the stove top on medium for 1 minute, constantly tossing
Grind toasted seasonings
Place seasonings and other ingredients into a food processor and blend till smooth
Lemon, Caper, Garlic Aioli
Burger Assembly
Bottom of brioche bun
Lemon, caper, garlic aioli
Grilled grape tomato and goats cheese bruschetta
Chuck patty
Provolone cheese
Sliced porchetta pork belly
Pork cracklings
Bruchetta
Lemon gremolata
Baby Arugula
Aioli
Top of brioche bun
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