Roasted Pork Belly with Crackling
Ingredients
4 pound pork belly
1 red onion, sliced
1 apple, cored and sliced
10 sage leaves
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1 head of garlic, lightly smashed
corse sea salt
Preparation
1
Score the skin of the pork belly. Rub with corse sea salt, rewrap in butcher or parchment paper and refrigerator overnight.
2
An hour before roasting, take out the meat to bring to room temperature. Pat dry and sprinkle skin with fennel seeds and sea salt.
3
Pre-heat oven to 450F
4
Arrange sliced apple and onion in the bottom of a large roasting pan. Add sage leaves and garlic cloves. Place the pork on top of the apple and onion.
5
Roast the pork in oven for 30 minutes at high heat to start the crackling. Reduce the oven to 300F and continue to cook for 2.5 - 3 hours until fat is rendered and meat is tender. If the crackling needs more time, place meat under the broiler rotating to crisp the skin.
6
Allow meat to rest for 20 minutes before slicing
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Yield:
8-10
Added:
Sunday, October 4, 2015 - 2:45pm
