Roast pork belly with herb infused roast new potatoes and spring greens

Name: Roast pork belly with herb infused roast new potatoes and spring greens
Total time: 240 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 slice pork belly; 1 bunch thyme; 4 peppercorns; 4 tbsp rapeseed oil; 1 1/2 tsp fennel seeds; 3 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1/2 tsp chilli flakes; 2 medium onions; 1 clove garlic bulb; 300 ml milk; 2 bay leaves; 6 charlotte potatoes; 1 clove garlic; 1 spring greens; 8 chestnut mushrooms

martinkendall @cook_3600028

Spent some time researching the best methods for crackling. Combined a few and got excellent results! Soft fatty meat, crunchy crackling and tasty veg. Ace Sunday dinner. Cider and mustard are essential! :chef

martinkendall @cook_3600028

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Ingredients

4 mins

2 servings

Pork
1 slicepork belly
1 bunchthyme
4peppercorns
4 tbsprapeseed oil
1 1/2 tspfennel seeds
3 1/2 tspsea salt
1/2 tspchilli flakes
2 mediumonions
1 clovegarlic bulb
Herb potatoes
300 mlmilk
2bay leaves
6charlotte potatoes
1 clovegarlic
Greens
1spring greens
8chestnut mushrooms

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Steps

4 mins

1

Lightly toast fennel seeds and peppercorns for 2 minutes or until they start to pop
2

grind together the toasted spices, chilli, 3 cloves of garlic and 3/4 tsp of sea salt with a small ammount of oil
3

smear the paste all over the flesh side of the pork (keep skin clean and dry)
4

place pork in a tray or on plate uncovered in the refrigerator overnight
5

remove pork from fridge - rub the remaining salt into the pork skin and cuts+ leave for 30 mins in a cool place
6

pre heat oven to max
7

use a hair dryer to thoroughly dry out the skin/rind of the pork. the drier the better
8

heat 4 tablespoons of oil until smoking
9

add halves onions and remaining unpeeled garlic cloves to roasting tray. place pork on top
10

pour hot oil over the skin of the pork. immediately place roasting tray into hot oven.
11

after 12 minutes turn oven down to 180 (165 fan)
12

roast for 2 hours
13

and milk and bay to saucepan with one finely sliced garlic clove and gently heat to just below boil - add potatoes and cook for 20 mims
14

turn oven up to 220 (200 fan)
15

add potatoes to roasting tray and roast for a further 25-30 mins
16

remove pork from oven and leave to rest for around 15 mins
17

remove thickest parts of stalks and plainly steam the spring greens for 7-8 mins
18

serve! - optionally with apple sauce and mustard and a glass of cider
19

after 15 mins turn potatoes and add mushrooms to roasting tray