The amazing Porketta is full of flavor and the juiciness of this pork recipe is an absolute necessity to try. Make sure you have a sharp knife, a cutting board, and a good skillet available. Not to mention those yummy Porchetta sandwiches the next day. This dish is delicious alongside roast potatoes with pan juices. You will think you are in Italy!
If you think that pork is dull, you will not believe how wonderful this recipe is.
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This Porchetta recipe is a slam dunk in the flavor department. You will never think of pork as a dull dinner option again. If you are lucky enough to have leftovers, this roast makes the best sandwiches too or even cold slices out of the fridge.
Also, make this into sandwiches, the leftovers are spectacular for that.
If you’re looking for more pork recipes, try these Cuban Mojo Pork, Korean Pork Chops, and Dr Pepper Pulled Pork.
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Why We Love This Seasoned Italian Porketta Roast Recipe
Ask your butcher to cut the roast to the size that you need. It is so simple and delicious to make this amazing recipe. Try making this recipe and your family will want it in heavy rotation in your house.
- Easy Ingredients: Only four ingredients to make this dish.
- Family Favorite: A perfect Sunday Dinner meal for your family.
- Makes Great Leftovers: Make hot or cold pork sandwiches for this recipe. Reheat the meat slices in a little broth to keep it tender.
Ingredient Notes for Flavorful Porketta
- Boneless Pork Loin Roast: Make this Italian roast pork with a tender roast. An Italian pork roast with a bone can also be used or even pork butt or shoulder.
- Kosher Salt and Ground Black Pepper: This adds more flavor to the hearty pork dish. Use whole versions and a spice grinder if you wish.
- Porketta seasoning mixture: This is the perfect blend of spices for the dish. Parsley, rosemary, thyme, fennel seed and oregano etc.
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for Porchetta Pork Roast
Switching out the dried herbs for fresh herbs or even adding more of one seasoning or another to create your own special blend.
- Vegetables: Use spices that you like such as clove, paprika, garlic powder, or vegetables such as pepper or even mushrooms while roasting the pork. Serve with broccoli rabe or slices of fennel bulb..
- Cooking: Make a crock pot or in the instant pot porketta roast. Turn on high brown the roast and then make porketta.
- Sandwiches: Use the traditional Italian roast to make sandwiches, use your favorite bread, and top with provolone cheese.
How to Make Porchetta Pork Roast
If you have never had this Italian herb blend before, you are in for a treat. It truly elevates the meat and takes it to the next level.
These are the basic steps for making porchetta roast. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions and nutrition facts, and check Pinterest for more.
Step 1: PREP
First, preheat oven to 325 degrees. Then prepare the seasoning in a small bowl.
Step 2: SEASON
Second, liberally season the entire pork roast with kosher salt and black pepper.
Step 3: COATING
Next, coat the entire pork roast in the porketta seasoning, which has everything you need (garlic, red pepper flakes, fresh sage, fresh rosemary), again, making sure to get all sides and the ends, and rub onto all surfaces.
Step 4: TWINE
Then cut 4 pieces of twine about 12 inches long and arrange the twine in 4 even sections. This is followed by securely tying the pork roast, ensuring that the thickness is the same throughout the roast.
Step 5: ROAST
Next, place pork in a roasting pan or baking dish. Then bake for 60-90 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 145 degrees at the center of the roast.
Step 6: REST
Finally, remove from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Recipe FAQs
Expert Tips for Making This Porketta Recipe
- Slow Cooker: My recipe is great in the Slow cooker pork roast, simply brown the boneless pork roast and cook for 8 hours on low and use a meat thermometer to confirm doneness.
- Toast: Fennel Seeds toasted really up the flavor in this recipe.
- Room Temperature: In order to cook properly, take a roast out of the fridge and allow to come to room temperature.
- Garlic: I love a little extra garlic, so I sometimes adhere to the porchetta seasoning with a little garlic paste mixed with butter.
- Resting Time: Truly, this is an important step to make sure that the juices return to the meat. Do not Skip it.
What to Serve with this Porketta Recipe
- Green Beans with Bacon and Onions
- Loaded Instant Pot Steam Potatoes
- Brown Butter Peach Bars
- Turkey in the Roaster Oven
Porketta
Ingredients
- 4 pound Boneless pork roast
- 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon Ground black pepper
- ¼ cup Porketta seasoning
- Cooking twine
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit.
- Liberally season the entire pork roast with kosher salt and black pepper, making sure to get all sides and the ends.
- Liberally coat the entire pork roast in the porketta seasoning, again, making sure to get all sides and the ends.
- Cut 4 pieces of twine about 12 inches long.
- Arrange the twine in 4 even sections.
- Securely tie the pork roast, ensuring that the thickness is the same throughout the roast.
- Place roast in a baking dish.
- Bake for 60-90 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 145 degrees at the center of the roast.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Expert Tips
- Slow Cooker: My recipe is great in the Slow cooker, simply brown meat and cook for 8 hours on low and use meat thermometer to confirm doneness.
- Toast: Fennel Seeds toasted really up the flavor in this recipe.
- Room Temperature: In order to cook properly, a roast should be taken out of the fridge and be allowed to come to room temperature.
- Garlic: I love a little extra garlic, so I sometimes adhere the porchetta seasoning with a little garlic paste mixed with butter.
- Resting Time: Truly, this is an important step to make sure that the juices return to the meat. Do not Skip it.
Estimated Nutritional Information
The nutritional information provided are estimates. To learn more about how I calculate this information go to www.itisakeeper.com/about-its-a-keeper/privacy-disclosure-policies/
This recipe is my personal adaption of an ethnic-inspired recipe. It is not intended to be an authentic recipe. I’ve recreated this recipe because I enjoy the flavors and I want to encourage my readers to expand their tastes and try new flavor combinations. The recipe, ingredients, and processes may have been adapted to make the recipe accessible to the average American. I have provided links to authentic versions of the recipe in the post above. I encourage you to visit these pages and learn more about the traditional version(s) of this recipe.
Why are we calling this porchetta when its just a loin roast? Nothing against the recipe it looks great but porchetta is rolled pork belly with all the seasoning inside the roll and skin/fat all around the outside and when you bake it the skin turns amber and crispy Simple google search will show you what a real porchetta is .
Everyone and their “nonna” has a different version – there were no clear patterns or hard rules as to what might be the proper way to make this dish. Some used fresh herbs, some used dried. Some used the crock pot, some used the oven. Some added wine, some did not. In Italy some use a whole pig and not a roast. Therefore, you make it how you like it and this is how I and my family like it.
the author has it as porketta not “porchetta”..
Thank you for the inspiration, the seasoning is very versatile and tasty . I made porchetta last night and it was wonderful .
Great weeknight dinner recipe! So delicious!
First time making this. It came out nice and tender and flavorful. This porchetta will be added to my rotation!