Meat / RICETTI
Maltese stuffed pork flank
A pork pocket filled with Maltese sausage, cheese and whole eggs.
◷ 155 min / 6 servings
Method
- Mix sausage with cheese, crumbs, chopped onion and parsley.
- Loosely fill the pocket, insert whole eggs and secure with kitchen string. Season and oil.
- Put in a dish with stock. Cover and bake 90 minutes at 180°C, or 160°C fan.
- Uncover and cook 25–35 minutes until the stuffing centre reaches 75°C. Rest 15 minutes and remove string.
✳ From the kitchen
Ask the butcher to make a pocket without cutting through all the edges.
Tradition reference
Maltese food archive · Stuffed pork flank ↗Reference for the dish tradition. This recipe is an original home-kitchen adaptation; family versions vary. Not professionally kitchen-tested.