Crisp Chinese pork belly
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Plus at least 2 hours salting
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 1.3kg piece boned pork bellyskin on and scored, ask the butcher for the thin end
- 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
For the dipping sauce
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- small knob fresh root gingergrated
- 1 tbsp Thai sweet chilli sauce
- 1 spring onionfinely chopped
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal696
- fat50g
- saturates19g
- carbs3g
- sugars2g
- fibre0g
- protein59g
- salt5.83g
Method
step 1
Rub the pork with the five-spice and 1 tsp fine salt then leave, uncovered, in the fridge for at least 2 hrs, but preferably overnight. When ready to cook, heat oven to its maximum setting. Lay the pork on a rack over a roasting tin, making sure the skin is exposed. Roast for 10 mins before turning down the heat to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4, then leave to cook for a further 1½ hrs. Have a look at the pork – if the skin isn’t crisp, turn up the heat to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7, then cook for another 30 mins until crisp. Leave to rest on a board for at least 10 mins.
step 2
To make the dipping sauce, mix all the ingredients together with 2 tbsp water. Cut the pork into small pieces, then serve with the sauce, plus boiled rice and steamed greens, if you like.
