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Ingredients

  • 1.3kg piece boned pork belly, skin on and scored, ask the butcher for the thin end
  • 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder

For the dipping sauce

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.

RECIPE TIPS
PORK BELLY

When whole, the belly has a thick and a thin

end, with the ribs attached to the thick end. A

whole pork belly will weigh about 3kg but will

feed about 8-10 people, so half a belly is perfect

for four, with leftovers.

Pork belly can either be tied into a joint and

roasted, or roasted as a flat piece, as in my recipe,

right. It is also delicious slow-cooked in liquid –

this is best done skinned, but you won’t get the

wonderful crackling that comes from roasting.

BARNEY SAYS...

I like to buy organic and farm-assured

meat, but it’s not the cheapest option. So,

learn from all good butchers and choose

the less popular cuts they take home for

themselves. They taste delicious and you’ll

get so much more for your money

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