Flesk og duppe — pork belly, swede and milk sauce
Crisp salted pork belly with swede and carrot mash, potatoes and milk sauce.
Active time35 min
Cooking30 min
Total1 h
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Ingredients
- 4 carrots
- 20 g fresh parsley
- 800 g raw potatoes
- 3 tbsp butter for the mash
- 2 tbsp butter for the sauce
- 100 ml heavy cream
- 500 ml whole milk
- 800 g lightly salted raw pork belly
- 3 tbsp wheat flour
- ¼ tsp ground pepper for the mash
- ¼ tsp ground pepper for the sauce
- 1 tsp salt for the mash
- ½ tsp salt for the sauce
- 1000 g raw swede
Preparation
Remove the rind and slice the pork belly about 0.5 cm thick. Place in a cold frying pan and gradually heat over medium heat. Cook for about 15 min, turning until golden, crisp and cooked through. Transfer to a dish and keep the rendered fat in the pan.
800 g lightly salted raw pork belly- knife
- chopping board
- frying pan
- tongs
- shallow dish
While the pork cooks, peel the swede and carrots and cut into small pieces. Cover with unsalted water in a saucepan and simmer for about 25 min until tender. Peel and cut the potatoes, then cook in another saucepan of water for about 20 min until tender.
4 carrots800 g raw potatoes1000 g raw swede- peeler
- knife
- chopping board
- saucepan
Drain the vegetables and potatoes separately. Mash the swede and carrots with the cream, mash butter, mash salt and mash pepper. Keep the potatoes separate.
3 tbsp butter for the mash100 ml heavy cream¼ tsp ground pepper for the mash1 tsp salt for the mash- colander
- saucepan
- potato masher
Melt the sauce butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour, then gradually whisk in the milk. Simmer for 5 min, stirring until thickened. Strain the pork cooking fat into the sauce and stir in the sauce salt and pepper. Chop the parsley and sprinkle over the pork, mash and potatoes when serving with the sauce.
20 g fresh parsley2 tbsp butter for the sauce500 ml whole milk3 tbsp wheat flour¼ tsp ground pepper for the sauce½ tsp salt for the sauce- saucepan
- whisk
- fine sieve
- knife
- chopping board
Allergens
- Gluten
- Milk
Sources and credits
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