Pork belly baked in foil with garlic and aromatic herbs will be a great addition to the menu. The most fastidious gourmet will not refuse to taste a piece of tender meat saturated with the smell of garlic and spices.
Products required for cooking
To cook the brisket in foil, you will need the following ingredients: 1-1.5 kg of pork belly, 3-4 cloves of garlic, ground black pepper, paprika, aromatic herbs, salt. You can use your favorite spices if desired.
To prepare pork belly baked in foil, it is advisable to take sufficiently meaty pieces with small layers of fat. The brisket must be thoroughly washed in cold running water and dried with paper towels. If it is decided to bake the brisket in the form of a roll, it is necessary to cut off all the bones and cartilage. Peel the garlic and cut into thin slices.
Foil baked brisket recipe
On the entire surface of the brisket, small enough cuts are made into which the garlic plates are inserted. The brisket is covered with salt and left in a cool place for a couple of hours. After that, the salt is washed off and the meat is dried again with paper napkins.
Rub each piece of brisket with a mixture made from paprika, ground black pepper and other spices. The foil is folded in 2-3 layers. The brisket is placed on it and the edges of the foil are tightly wrapped to prevent the juice and fat from leaking out, which will stand out from the meat during baking.
The dish will be much more aromatic if you first make a pillow of aromatic herbs on foil. You can use dill, parsley, cilantro. If the meat is baked in the form of a roll, you need to roll the brisket tightly and tie it with strong threads.
The brisket in foil is transferred to a baking dish and sent to the oven, preheated to 150-160 ° C. Cooking the brisket in foil will take about 3 hours. The finished meat is removed from the oven and removed from the foil.
If the brisket is used as a main hot dish, it is worth preparing a side dish of boiled potatoes or stewed white cabbage for it. However, despite the wide range of meat products, many housewives prefer to cook the brisket on their own, which is later used for slicing. For example, brisket can be a great ingredient in sandwiches or cold meats, to which you can serve a delicious lingonberry sauce.
The brisket, cooked in the form of a roll, cannot be freed from the threads. You need to wait until the dish has cooled down and only then cut the meat into thin slices, gradually freeing it from the strapping.
