Pancetta Arrotolata

Ingredients

Method

1. Cut the pork belly into a rectangular shape.
2. Remove the skin.
3. Weigh the belly to calculate your ingredients.
4. Mix all the ingredients (not the Mold-600).
5. Wash the belly with Apple Cider Vinegar.
6. Rub the dry rub into the belly completely. Use all of the dry rub.
7. Place flat into a vacuum bag or ziplock.
8. Vacuum seal the bag.
9. Based on the thickness of the belly you will then work out how long to brine this belly in the fridge. Go to: https://genuineideas.com/ArticlesIndex/saltbrinecalculator.html and type in the thickness.
10. Place in the fridge. Turn daily.
11. Add 1 gram of Mold-600 in a cup distilled water, leave to develop for 12 hours, then add 250 grams of distilled water. Add 1 gram of Dextrose and mix.
12. After the time in the fridge remove the belly and wash it with clean water to remove most of the dry rub.
13. Very, very tightly roll up the belly into a cylindrical shape. You must make sure to remove ALL the air when you roll it.
14. Tie with butchers twine securely.
15. Cover with collagen sheets (dry age sheet) or stuff the rolled belly into a large casing.
16. Sanitise your sausage pricker or needly and prick holes into the casing all over to remove trapped air.
17. Brush on the Mold-600 solution all over the casing.
18. Hang in your curing chamber at around 13 degrees C and 80% humidity for 3-4 weeks.
19. This version HAS to be cooked to eat. 
20. NB: If you want to eat it raw, then use Cure #2 and leave it in the curing chamber until it has lost 25% of its weight. Wash it with Apple Cider Vinegar, vacuum seal and leave in the fridge for another month. it's worth the wait!