World Flavors Cookbook

Ofellas (Marinated Pork Cubes)

Name: Ofellas (Marinated Pork Cubes)
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: pork shoulder, garum (fish sauce), cumin, fennel seeds, lovage or celery seed, white wine, honey, olive oil, vinegar

Pork shoulder marinated in garum, cumin, and fennel, then roasted and finished in a reduced wine sauce — Apicius gives several ofellas variations.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

pork shoulder, garum (fish sauce), cumin, fennel seeds, lovage or celery seed, white wine, honey, olive oil, vinegar

Instructions

Cut pork into large cubes. Marinate overnight in fish sauce, cumin, and fennel. Roast at 190C 40 minutes until cooked through and caramelized. Make sauce: reduce wine with honey, a splash of vinegar, lovage, and olive oil. Pour over pork and roast 10 more minutes. The sauce should glaze the pork.