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Roast pork belly recipe
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Adapted from Nigella.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg pork belly
  • 4-6 tbsp tahini
  • 4-6 tbsp soy sauce
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Salt
  • Chinese five spice powder
  • 2 cooking apples
  • Sage leaves

Method

  1. Score deep cuts in the rind
  2. Pat the rind dry, then blow-dry it even further using a hairdryer
  3. Rub plenty of salt and five spice into the rind and cuts
  4. Mix together the tahini, soy sauce, lemon juice, lime juice and place this marinade plus the pork into a roasting tin
  5. Leave in a fridge covered with tinfoil overnight
  6. The next morning, take it out of the fridge. Peel and slice the apples and place underneath the pork along with the sage leaves
  7. Add extra salt and five spice to the rind
  8. Cook in the oven at maximum temperature for 15 mins, 180C for 2 hours, then maximum temperature for 15 mins
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