Chinese roast pork belly


Chinese roast pork belly



































Serves 4

Ingredients
    •   1.3 kg pork belly slab, skin on
    •   2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
    •   3 teaspoon of sea salt and white pepper
    •   A drizzle of Chinese rice wine


Method 
1. Rub the pork with the five-spice powder, salt, pepper and wine. Leave overnight or more, uncovered, in the fridge.
2. Heat oven to 220C/fan. Lay the pork on rack over a roasting tin, making sure the skin is exposed. Roast for 10 minutes before turning down the heat to 160-180C/fan, then leave to cook for a further 1 1/2 hours.
3. If the skin isn't crisp, turn up the heat and cook for further 30 minutes until crispy.
4. Leave the meat to rest on a board for at least 15 minutes. Cut the pork into small pieces. Serve with boiled rice and steamed or stir fry greens.
5. You can make a dipping sauce with 4 tablespoon soy sauce, small knob of young grated ginger, chopped spring onions and 1 tablespoon of Thai sweet chilli sauce. A dipping sauce of some fresh chopped chillies with a drizzle of soy sauce will be great too.
6. If eaten as leftover, heat up pork pieces in oven lightly until skin is crispy again.

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