Roasted Pork Belly with Carmelized Vegetables

Name: Roasted Pork Belly with Carmelized Vegetables
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb Pork Belly (skin on); 1 tbsp Salt; 1 tbsp Brown sugar; 2 tsp Whole Black peppercorns; 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp Ground coriander; 4 tsp Whole cloves; 2 Star anise; 1 medium Onion (wedges); 2 Sweet potatoes (chunks); 5 tbsp Olive oil; 3 tsp Honey

Songeez @cook_2980322

Really easy to make. If you cannot find star anise, you can just cheat and use about 1 1/2 tablespoon of Chinese five spice, to replace all the spices.

Songeez @cook_2980322

Really easy to make. If you cannot find star anise, you can just cheat and use about 1 1/2 tablespoon of Chinese five spice, to replace all the spices.

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Ingredients

20 mins

3 servings

1 1/2 lbPork Belly (skin on)
1 tbspSalt
1 tbspBrown sugar
2 tspWhole Black peppercorns
1/2 tspGround cinnamon
1/2 tspGround coriander
4 tspWhole cloves
2Star anise
1 mediumOnion (wedges)
2Sweet potatoes (chunks)
5 tbspOlive oil
3 tspHoney

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Steps

20 mins

1

Preheat oven to 400°F
2

Score the skin of the pork
3

Spice Rub: Combine salt, peppercorn, brown sugar, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, and star anise into a mortar and pound with the pestle into a nice powder.
4

Save 1 teaspoon of the rub to mix with the vegetables. Use the rest of the spice rub to massage into the pork, especially the scored lines.
5

Place pork in a roasting pan and scatter vegetables around the pork. Drizzle the vegetables with olive oil and honey, sprinkle the reserved spice rub on the veggies.
6

Bake for about 35 minutes or until cooked. Check with a meat thermometer, the thickest part of the meat should reach 165°F. Remove from oven and rest for 15 minutes before slicing.