Porchetta: A Traditional Italian Stuffed Roast Pork Joint

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 kg pork belly with bones removed and loin left attached
• 300g pork mince
• 1 large onion chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• Handful of fresh parsley
• 3 tbs chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 4 tbs chopped fresh sage leaves
• 1 tbs oregano
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 150g sourdough breadcrumbs
• 50g pine nuts
• Zest of one lemon
• 1 bottle of fruity white wine such as Soave
• 8 slices or 100g Parma ham
• 4 carrots
• 4 sticks of celery
• 4 thin leeks
• 1 bulb of fennel cut into 4
• Salt
• pepper