Suckling Pig Roasted in the Oven

Suckling Pig Roasted in the Oven

»» Italian name: Porceddu Arrostito nel Forno

Cooking Recipes (Sardinia - Italy)


Ingredients:

• A suckling pig
• 100 g of lard
• few sprigs of myrtle
• 1 bunch parsley
• salt
• big black pepper

Preparation:
Clean and wash thoroughly the pig, removed the innards and wipe it first with the bacon inside and out, then with salt and black pepper large.
Placed within the branches of myrtle and sprigs of parsley, wrap it with other branches of myrtle and then place it in a large pan greased with lard.
At this point, put it in a hot oven and cook for about 2 hours, occasionally rotate and pour the sauce.
Take him finally on the table and serve with a good bottle of red Cannonau, uncorked a couple of hours before and kept at a temperature of 18-20 ° C.