- Dish Type BBQ Or Grill
- Occasion Entertaining
- Cut Pork Belly
- Serves 6
- Prep Time 2 hrs
- Cook Time 1 hr 40 mins
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg piece Family Chef pork belly
- 1 Medium piece ginger, peeled and minced or finely grated
- 1 tbsp Light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground cumin
- ½ tsp Ground cloves
- 1 tbsp Salt flakes
- 500g Cherries
- 1 Orange (juice)
- 1 tbsp Corn flour
- Water
- 1 bunch Kale
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 tsp Olive oil
Directions
Step 1
Score pork belly skin at 1cm intervals with a sharp knife.
Step 2
Bring a large pot of water to the boil and then blanch pork for two minutes.
Step 3
Remove pork from water and pat dry with kitchen towel.
Step 4
Mix ginger with soy sauce, cinnamon, cumin and clove and rub thoroughly into meat and rub salt flakes onto pork skin.
Step 5
Mix ginger with soy sauce, cinnamon, cumin and clove and rub thoroughly into meat and rub salt flakes onto pork skin.
Step 6
Preheat oven to 230 degrees Celsius.
Step 7
Line a baking tray with tinfoil and then place baking rack on top. Place pork on rack skin side up and cook pork for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 200 degrees and cook for another 45-55 minutes or until meat is cooked through and juices run clear.
Step 8
Meanwhile, wash and pit cherries.
Step 9
Place cherries in a small saucepan with the orange juice, cinnamon and a pinch of salt.
Step 10
Bring to the boil and then lower heat and gently simmer for 6-8 minutes without stirring.
Step 11
Stir in a corn flour slurry (1 tablespoon corn flour mixed with a few drops water) and then turn off heat.
Step 12
Take pork out of oven and leave on wooden chopping board to rest for 10 minutes.
Step 13
Meanwhile, wash kale, drain and then chop into medium size pieces, discarding stem.
Step 14
Finely chop or grate garlic.
Step 15
Heat up a large fry pan until smoking and then add olive oil.
Step 16
Add garlic, kale, salt and pepper and stir fry for a couple of minutes until just wilted.
Step 17
Add garlic, kale, salt and pepper and stir fry for a couple of minutes until just wilted.