Twice-cooked spiced pork belly with cherry sauce

Cooking Meat Twice-cooked spiced pork belly with cherry sauce

Create a new Christmas favourite with this spicy, twice-cooked pork and sweet cherry sauce.

  1. Preheat oven to 160C/140C fan-forced. Line a baking tray with foil (see note).
  2. Place pork on prepared tray. Combine cinnamon, ginger, cumin and oil in a bowl. Rub all over pork. Sprinkle with sea salt. Season with pepper.
  3. Bake for 3 hours (cover loosely with foil if over-browning during cooking). Cool pork completely. Transfer to a plate. Cover, refrigerate overnight.
  4. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan-forced. Place pork on a baking tray. Bake for 20 minutes or until heated through and rind crackles.
  5. Meanwhile, make Cherry sauce: Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add eschalot. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until softened. Add undrained cherries, 1/3 cup cold water, cloves and cinnamon. Season. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until sauce has thickened, gently breaking up cherries with a wooden spoon during cooking process.
  6. Cut pork into thick slices. Serve with cherry sauce.

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