This delicious roast pork belly, infused with Chinese spices, is paired with a zesty and fresh peach salsa, making it ideal for a Sunday meal with your family. This meal is perfect for a family event, a night in after a hard day at work where your want a cosy, homely meal, or this meal is perfect for a relaxing Saturday night in with your significant other.
It is quick to cook, however you need to prepare this meal the night before in order to get it bursting with flavour. It only takes around 1 and a half hour cooking time, This recipe creates 4 servings is dairy free, egg free, and pregnancy friendly!
So what more could you want than this easy, tasty crackling pork belly! let’s get cooking!
Crackling pork belly- ingredients!
This recipe requires so little ingredients, yet it still has a huge, amazing burst of flavour for such little ingredients! It is super easy, all ingredients are on budget and cheaper to buy, and they all taste amazing! Here is the list of ingredients that you need in order to make this amazing dinner;
Ingredients for the roast pork belly;
1-1.5 kilogrammes, 2¼ pounds, 3 pounds, 5 ounces of boneless pork belly with carefully sliced skin: 1-1.5 kilogrammes, 2¼ pounds, 3 pounds, 5 ounces of boneless pork belly with nicely sliced skin
Three garlic cloves: three cloves of garlic
Dry chilli flakes: half a teaspoon of dried chilli flakes
The amount of light soy sauce is two teaspoons.
The amount of groundnut oil is one tablespoon.
One teaspoon each of salt and Chinese five-spice powder, lightly piled
Ingredients for the delicious peach salsa side;
Two spring onions:
two spring onions;
one tiny red chilli:
one small red chilli;
three peaches:
three peaches;
eight cherry tomatoes:
eight cherry tomatoes;
one small bunch of coriander:
one small bunch of coriander; t
wo limes’ juice:
two limes’ juice;
three tablespoons of olive oil
That is it, so let us get cooking!
Crackling pork belly- method!
The method is also super easy, and requires barely any effort at all! Just a few simple steps, and if you follow along, you will have this delicious meal ready in no time at all!
Step 1
Combine the pork belly, groundnut oil, soy, dried chilli flakes, salt, and five-spice powder in a glass or porcelain dish. Peel and crush the garlic to a paste.
Step 2
Cover the pork belly’s skin and underside with this mixture, and let it marinade for at least four hours, if not overnight.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 8 once the meat has marinated. Put the pork in a roasting tray and cook it for about 20 minutes with the skin side up. Reduce the temperature to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and cook for another 40 to 50 minutes, or until the skin is crisp and black. Let it sit for ten minutes before carving.
Step 4
Meanwhile, prepare the peach salsa by halving the tomatoes, chopping the peaches, peeling and stoneing the spring onions, finely chopping the chilli, and gently combining them with the lime juice and olive oil.
Step 5
Serving the ribs with the peach salsa on the side is the final step before your mouthwatering crackling pork belly. That’s it! Your delectable dish is prepared and ready for consumption; it’s ideal for a family dinner, a cozy Saturday, or a leisurely Sunday.
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