Recipes by Noe Landini of Landini Bros. Italian Restaurant Maialino con Patate Arrosto (Suckling Pig with Roasted Potatoes) Serves 10
For the pig: Ingredients: • 1 baby pig (roughly 7-9 kilos); harvested professionally (this recipe works for half a baby pig as well) • 1 handful of dry fennel seeds • 1 handful or more of sea or kosher salt (course) • 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper • 20 cloves of fresh garlic, chopped course • 20 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped without the stems • 3 cups extra-virgin olive oil (no blends) • 4 cups cup of dry white wine • 1 cup of dry red wine Procedure: 1. Rub the pig with the olive oil, salt, pepper, fennel seed, rosemary (can add a few sprigs of fresh sage as well) and let sit for a few days (you can whisk these ingredients in a bowl and then apply to the pig, inside and out - all over. Spread the rub around each day until the roasting day (no more than 3 days).
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