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Recipes

Epic Australian pork charcuterie sharing board

Prep time 60 minutes Cook time 25 minutes

Serves 12 people
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Ingredients

Pork belly bites

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    500g or 600g packet pork belly bites (see tips)

Prosciutto-wrapped rockmelon

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    12 thin slices Australian prosciutto
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    ½ large rockmelon, deseeded and cut into 12 x 1.5cm-thick wedges
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    100g Persian or marinated feta cheese

Mini salami skewers

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    12 small skewers
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    48 thin slices Australian salami
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    6 grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
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    12 cubes tasty cheese

Leg ham with figs & bocconcini

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    6 fresh just-ripe figs, halved (or use fresh peach or nectarine wedges)
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    200g thinly sliced Australian leg ham
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    220g fresh bocconcini cheese, drained and roughly torn
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    Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
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    Freshly ground black pepper
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    Fresh basil leaves, to serve

Additional ingredients for the board

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    A selection of Australian pork sliced deli meats like Sopressa, Chorizo, pepperoni and Saucisson
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    150g wedge Manchego, Pecorino or Cheddar cheese
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    200g Brie cheese
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    Handful of walnut halves
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    Honey, for drizzling
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    Fresh thyme, for garnishing
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    1/3 cup red currant jelly (+ extra to fill the star in the Brie for the Christmas board)
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    200g tub mixed olives
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    150g marinated roasted capsicum
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    Bunch seedless black grapes, washed and snipped
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    125g punnet raspberries
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    Baguette bread and mixed crackers, to serve

Method

  1. 1.
    For the Pork belly bites, cook following the packet directions. Place into a shallow serving bowl. Serve with toothpicks.
  2. 2.
    To make prosciutto-wrapped melon, loosely wrap 1 slice of prosciutto around each rockmelon wedge. Spoon over the marinated feta and season with pepper to serve.
  3. 3.
    To make mini salami skewers, fold 4 slices of salami into quarters to make a triangle shape. Thread salami onto a skewer and gently fan out. Top with a halved grape tomato and a cube (or star) of cheese. Repeat using the remaining ingredients to make 12 skewers.
  4. 4.
    To make leg ham with figs & bocconcini, top halved figs with shaved ham and a torn piece of bocconcini. Drizzle with oil, season with pepper and sprinkle with basil leaves to serve.
  5. 5.
    To assemble the board, arrange the pork belly bites, prosciutto-wrapped melon (with the feta alongside it in a small dish), salami skewers and the leg ham, figs & bocconcini onto an extra large serving board.
  6. 6.
    Add the Aussie pork deli meats, cheese wedge, Brie topped with walnuts, a drizzle of honey and a sprinkle with thyme. For a Christmas board, use a star cookie cutter to cut out a star from the center of the chilled Brie, fill it with red currant jelly, and leave out the honey drizzle and walnuts).
  7. 7.
    Then add the red currant jelly, olives and capsicum.
  8. 8.
    Fill in the spaces with grapes, raspberries, bread and crackers and serve.

General Information

Oven-Ready pork belly bites are sold in most supermarkets in the fresh meat area.