Pork Belly

Guill

How do you cook yours?




I usually just score the fat and rub alot of salt and cracked pepper into it. I cook it then for 3 and a half hours at 140 deg (fan oven), It's definatly my fav cut of meat. Anyone got any other interesting rexcipes?

arknine

Google momofuku steamed pork buns.... best thing ever!

Dizzyblonde

I like to roast it slowly too - and if you haven't tried it, Marks and Spencer sell the nicest, most tender pork belly I've ever tasted. There's no rind on it though.

ElleEm

If you grill it towards the end, it gives that lovely crackling on the top. Yum!

Cathmandooo

I score the fat and rub in salt also, then tie the pork belly into a round, but to start cooking it I preheat the oven to its hottest setting and put the pork belly in for a 20 min blast, this crisps up the crackling really well, then proceed to cook on a low heat for about 2-2.5 hours. Delicious, if I do say so myself

emc2

Inspired by this thread I made Pork Belly last night, I used this as a guide:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/porkbellyflavouredwi_12557

the beer revolu

The beauty of pork belly is that it is very forgiving and very versatile;
You can slow roast it or it is tender enough to do a fast roast too, giving a chewier, more meaty texture.
It is great stewed also, in strips, pieces or whole - this, obviously, doesn't give crackling but the skin is nice this way too - sort of jellyish.
Or you can combine the two by doing it in a pan in the oven with liquid up to but not covering the skin so you get lovely stewed meat and lots of stock/gravy but also crackling.
Pork belly also takes all sorts of flavours (Asian, North African, herbs etc.) or, if it's really good pork, tastes great with just salt and pepper.

Maybe you can tell? I love belly pork:D:D

This is a really beautiful recipe (the version in the book didn't have the trotter but I'm putting that in next time!).

dudara

I crush some fennel seeds in a pestle & mortar with sea salt and then rub this into the scored fat. (I like to use the cut from M&S, it has no rind, so the fat renders and crisps nicely).

Pop into a low oven for approx 3 hours - I usually sit it on onions & garlic to give some more flavour. To serve, I like to make a sauce from apples, onions & garlic.