Crispy porchetta with grape & sage stuffing

SERVES 8 PREP + COOK TIME 2 HOURS 15 MINUTES

2kg boneless pork belly, rind scored at 5mm intervals 250g seedless black grapes

250g seedless red grapes

3 brioche rolls (150g), torn coarsely

2 medium onions (300g), quartered

¾ cup fresh sage leaves, plus extra to serve 5 trimmed celery stalks (500g)

2 large carrots (360g), halved lengthways 2 tablespoons sea salt flakes

2 cups (500ml) chicken stock

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1 Preheat oven to 240°C (220°C fan-forced). Line a large flameproof roasting pan with baking paper, extending the paper 5cm over each side.

2 Pat pork completely dry with paper towel. Place pork, rind-side down, on a board. Cut vertically into thickest part of the pork along the long side, three-quarters of the way through, to form a flap. Season well.

3 Remove 125g grapes from stalks. Reserve remaining grapes in clusters. Place brioche, onion, picked grapes and sage in a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped. Season. Press stuffing down the centre of pork. Roll up firmly from the long side. Tie tightly at 4cm intervals with kitchen string. Gently press any loose stuffing back into the ends.

4 Place celery and carrots in the roasting pan. Place a small wire rack over vegetables; top with pork. Rub salt flakes all over pork, massaging well into skin.

Roast for 45 minutes or until crackling is formed.

Add half the stock and half the remaining grapes to base of roasting pan. Reduce oven to 180°C (160°C fanforced); cook for a further 1 hour or until pork is tender and crackling is dark golden and crisp.

5 Transfer pork to a serving plate; set aside to rest. Remove vegetables from roasting pan; discard. Keeping roasted grapes in the pan, carefully remove paper and discard. Add remaining stock to pan with remaining grapes and the vinegar; cook over medium heat, stirring and scraping the base, for 5 minutes or until it becomes a dark sauce.

6 Serve the pork with roasted grapes and sauce, topped with the extra sage leaves.

Not suitable to freeze or microwave.