27 September 2025

Casareccia, prune sauce and crispy pork belly


Rub some salt in four 1 cm slices of pork belly (ca 250g) and rest for 20 mins

Pre heat the oven to 200°C

Line an oven dish with baking paper, cut each slice of pork in 3 and stack them like roof tiles in the tray. Put in the hot oven for 35 mins

Thinly slice 2 cloves of garlic and softly fry them in 2 tbsp olive oil till translucent (not brown).

Add 3 hacked anchovies and melt them, Add 1 tsp tomato paste and fry for another minute

Add 250g prunes (pitted and in parts) and 250g tomatoes (in parts)

Softly fry for 5 mins

Add the leaves of 2 sprigs of thyme and 100 ml water and boil for another 10 mins. 

Add 2 tbsp double cream and season with salt and pepper

Boil 150g casereccia (or fossili or penne)

Serve a shown with the crispy pork belly on top

(Recipe by Sake Slootweg)



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