Subj : 5/6 Int'l No-Diet Day - 3
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun May 05 2024 06:05 pm

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     Title: Southern Fried Deep-Fat Fried Fat Salad
Categories: Pork, Greens, Breads, Seafood, Citrus
     Yield: 2 Servings

    10 oz Romaine lettuce

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     6 tb Lemon juice
     1 cl Garlic; minced
          Salt & black pepper
     1    Egg yolk
     2    Anchovies
   1/4 c  Fat from the confit; melted
          - but cooled
   1/2 c  Oil

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   1/2 lb Pork belly confit; * in 1/2"
          - slabs
          Flour for dredging
     2 lg Eggs; mixed well (no white
          - visible)
          Panko for dredging
          Oil for deep frying

 For the dressing: Combine all ingredients except the oil
 in a blender and blend, then slowly drizzle in the oil.
 Taste and adjust for seasoning.

 Heat the oil for deep frying. Dredge pork in flour, then
 in egg, then in panko. Deep fry till golden brown and
 crisp, and meltingly tender inside. Remove to a rack and
 let them drain as you dress the salad.

 Serve simply, on cold crisp romaine lightly dressed with a
 lemony yolky dressing and garnish with excellent cheese.
 The dressing should be very acidic to stand up to all the
 fat!

 Toss whole or cut leaves of romaine with the dressing. Lay
 fried pork belly on top. Drizzle additional dressing on
 top if desired. Garnish with freshly grated reggiano (and
 anchovies if you love them).

 * For easy confited pork belly: salt a slab of belly
 aggressively and season it with quatre epice and smashed
 garlic overnight, then cover it in fat and cook at
 170ºF/77ºC for 10 hours.

 Allow it to cool then refrigerate till completely chilled.

 By Michael Ruhlman | August 14, 2007

 From: http://ruhlman.com

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