Five Spice Slow Roast Pork Belly With Pea And Leek Pilaf Food

SLOW ROAST 5-SPICE PORK BELLY

Steps:

• 1.Start the day before you want to serve your pork. Use a Stanley/utility knife and a ruler to score the pork skin. Pat dry with paper towel.
• 2.Mix the 5-sipce rub ingredients together. Flip the pork over and rub the 5-spice mixture over the pork meat (but not on the skin). Flip the pork back over and use paper towel to brush off any spice from the pork skin. Rub the 1 tablespoon of salt over the pork skin. Place in the fridge uncovered overnight.
• 3.Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F.
• 4.Place a wire cake rack onto a baking tray. Brush the rack with oil. Place the pork on the rack, skin side up. Roast in the oven for 3 hours. Then turn the heat up to 200°C/400°F. Place the pork back in the oven to roast for an hour or until the skin is super crispy.
• Step 5.Slice and serve with Spiced Plum Sauce and Christmas Asian 'Slaw.

FIVE-SPICE SLOW-ROAST PORK BELLY WITH PEA AND LEEK PILAF

Steps:

• In a big dish, mix the five-spice, soy sauce, ginger, hoisin and star anise. Add the belly slices and marinate, covered, in the fridge for at least half an hour (you can do this the day or morning before). Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4.
• Put the marinade-covered pork in a baking tray skin-side up and roast for 30 minutes. Baste the pork in the sauce from the tin, then return the tray to the oven for another 30 minutes. Just before serving, cook the rice according to the packet instructions along with the pea and leek side dish. Mix together in a serving dish and stir through most of the coriander.
• Remove the pork from the oven, then divide among plates along with the pilaf, drizzled with cooking juices. Sprinkle over the reserved coriander leaves and serve with extra hoisin sauce on the side.

SLOW-ROAST FIVE-SPICE PORK BELLY & GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix together the five-spice powder, soy, honey, rice wine, vinegar, ginger, garlic and chilli. If you have time, pour the mixture into a shallow dish and sit the pork in the dish skin-side up, so only the meaty side is in the marinade and the skin stays dry. Salt the skin lightly and chill overnight if you have time, or for up to 24 hrs. (If you don't have time to marinate the pork, skip this and move straight to step two.)
• Heat the oven to 150C/130C fan/ gas 2. Pour the marinade (the excess if you've chilled the pork overnight) into a roasting tin. Sit the pork on top, skin-side up - it should fit snugly in the tin. Roast for 2 hrs. Remove from the oven, then lift the pork onto a board. Pour the fat from the tin into a bowl, then pour the juices through a sieve into a small pan. Wipe down the tin. The pork can be prepared up to this stage two days ahead and kept chilled.
• Turn the oven up to 230C/210C fan/gas 8. Put the pork back in the tin, skin-side up, and brush the skin with the oil. Roast for 30-35 mins, basting with the reserved fat once or twice, until the skin has blistered and crackled. If the skin hasn't crackled after 35 mins, slide the pork under a hot grill, but watch carefully to ensure it doesn't burn. Lift the pork onto a board and leave to rest for a few minutes.
• While the pork is still in the oven, add the stock to the pan with the roasting juices and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes, adding more soy or vinegar to taste, if you like. Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp water to create a smooth paste. Stir this into the sauce and simmer until thickened. Keep warm on the lowest heat. Carve the pork into thick slices and serve with veg and the gravy, or cut into squares and top with spring onions, chillies and coriander, with the gravy alongside for dunking.

STICKY SLOW-ROAST BELLY OF PORK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Lay the pork, skin-side up, on a rack in a roasting tin. Trickle with a little oil, then lightly press on the crushed peppercorns and a sprinkling of coarse sea salt. Place in the oven, then cook for 1 hr. Remove from the oven and baste with the juices. Continue to cook for a further 1½ hrs, basting every 20 mins.
• Put the sliced onions in the roasting tin under the pork. Mix the honey together with the cumin and chilli, brush it over the pork, then increase the oven to 200C/fan 180C/ gas 6. Cook for a further 30-40 mins, basting occasionally, until caramelised with a rich, golden glaze over the pork. Once cooked and tender (this can be easily tested by piercing the flesh with a knife), remove pork from the oven, then leave to rest for 10-15 mins.
• While the pork is resting, heat the tin on the stove with the onions, adding 2 tbsp water. This will lift any residue from the pan, creating a moist cooking liquor. Season the onions with salt and pepper, then divide between 6 plates. Carve pork into 6 portions, then serve on top of the onions. Pour any remaining liquor over and serve with the Pumpkin mash (below).

FIVE SPICE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Trim fat from roasts and cut down to fit into your crockpot.
• If necessary, remove the bone.
• Rub the Five Spice Powder all over pork roast.
• Brown roast on all sides in oil.
• Place browned roasted into crockpot.
• Mix together apple juice, wine and soy sauce and pour mixture over roast.
• Cook on low for 10 hours or high for 4 1/2 to 5 hours.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Cut up roast and place roast in oven to keep warm while preparing sauce.
• Strain liquid into a large measuring cup.
• Skim off fat.
• If there isn't 2 cups of liquid, add water to make up the difference.
• Next, heat liquid in a small saucepan.
• Mix together water and cornstarch; add to saucepan.
• Cook until liquid it becomes thick.
• Serve gravy over roast and rice.

ROAST PORK BELLY WITH FIVE-SPICE RUB

Steps:

• Wipe the meat with kitchen towel to remove any moisture.
• Peel the garlic and pound it with the peppercorns, salt and five-spice powder using a pestle and mortar.
• Lay the pork, skin-side down, in a baking dish and rub the spice mix into the flesh.
• Cover the dish and leave in a cool place for at least 4 hours.
• Set the oven at 220°C.
• Put the pork in, skin-side up, and bake for 30 minutes, then turn the heat down to 180 C and roast for another 50-60 minutes.
• Check the juices run clear and if not roast a little longer.
• If you need to crisp up the fat, move the meat to the top shelf for the last 15 minutes.
• Take the pork out of the dish and let rest on a chopping board for at least 10 minutes.
• Cook the greens in boiling water for 3-4 minutes until tender but still crisp.
• Drain and put 1 tbsp water in the pan along with the oil and oyster sauce.
• Bring to a boil and tip in the greens, turn off the heat and over.
• Carve the pork along the bones.
• Serve with greens and rice.

FIVE-SPICE ROAST PORK BELLY

Steps:

• Make the marinade by mixing the soy sauce, sugar and five-spice powder in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in the sesame oil.
• Place the pork belly in a sealable plastic bag and pour the marinade over it. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours, turning occasionally.
• Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Pierce holes every inch through the pork skin with a metal skewer. Place it skin side up on a rack set over a baking dish, containing about one-half inch of water.
• Roast until dark golden and crispy, about 1 hour, basting the top (skin) side with the soy sauce mixture every 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing. Thinly slice lengthwise with a serrated knife.

BONELESS PORK ROAST WITH FIVE-SPICE RUB

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together garlic, ginger, five-spice powder and oil. Sprinkle salt over pork. Rub pork evenly with spice rub; refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450°F Place pork on a rack in roasting pan; bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F Bake an additional 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145 F to 150°F.
• Remove pork from oven, cover loosely with foil. Let stand 15 minutes.