Slow Cooked Crispy Belly of Pork

Name: Slow Cooked Crispy Belly of Pork
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 2kg Boneless belly pork; 1 tbsp. oil; 1 tbsp. fennel seeds; 1 heaped tbsp. sea salt flakes

3 steps

Prep:5minCook:2h 45min

This belly of pork is meltingly tender and also has the best crackling ever.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:03:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories1750.8 kcal (88%)

Total Fat178.1 g (254%)

Carbs0.5 g (0%)

Sugars0 g (0%)

Protein29.9 g (60%)

Sodium2013.7 mg (101%)

Fiber0.4 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2kgbelly pork

boneless

1 Tbspoil

1 Tbspfennel seeds

1 heaped tbspsea salt flakes

Instructions

Step 1

1: Get your butcher to score the skin of the pork joint then leave uncovered overnight in the fridge so the skin can dry out.

Step 2

2: Rub the skin with oil then sprinkle the fennel and salt over the joint. Pour around 300ml water into a deep baking tray then place the pork on a trivet within the tray. Cook in a pre-heated oven set at 230c / gas mark 8 for 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to 160c / gas mark 3 then cook for a further 2 hours. Crank the heat back up to 230c / gas mark 8 for a further 15 minutes.

Step 3

3: Once the cooking time has elapsed transfer the pork onto a plate or board then rest under foil for 15-20 minutes to rest.