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Meat mains
Red pork
Ingredients
- 800g pork belly
- 2cm fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
- 75ml soy sauce
- 45ml dry sherry
- 250ml white wine
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 star anise
- 500ml chicken or veg stock
Method
Prep time:
15 min
PT15M
Cooking time:
3h
PT3H
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Place the pork, rind side up in a casserole dish, then chop, grind and mix the remaining ingredients and pour around the joint. The liquid should rise around to about ¾ of the way up the pork. -
Step 2
Put the lid on, bring to the simmer and transfer to the oven for 2-3 hours. Turn the pork over halfway through. A good test for whether it's cooked is if it is easily pierced with a chopstick. You won't get crackling, but the gelatin rind will dissolve into the sauce, giving it a delicious unctuous quality. Great with a pile of greens and some mash or rice.