Pork belly with caramel dressing

Recipes / Meat

Wow guests with this stunning pork belly dish infused with star anise and drizzled with a moreish caramel sauce.

Recipe «Pork belly with caramel dressing» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 2:00 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1kg boneless pork belly, 1/2 firmly packed cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 2 star anise, 1 cup Massel chicken style liquid stock , Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve, 1 cup mint leaves, 1 cup coriander leaves , 1 cup Thai basil leaves, 3 spring onions, thinly sliced, 1 long red chilli, deseeded, thinly sliced, Salt, to season.

Ingredients:

  • 1kg boneless pork belly 
  • 1/2 firmly packed cup brown sugar 
  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 
  • 2 star anise 
  • 1 cup Massel chicken style liquid stock 
  • Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve 
  • 1 cup mint leaves 
  • 1 cup coriander leaves 
  • 1 cup Thai basil leaves 
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced 
  • 1 long red chilli, deseeded, thinly sliced 
  • Salt, to season 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  2. Score the pork belly skin at 1cm intervals. Place the pork on a rack in a roasting pan, skin-side up. Rub 2 tablespoons of salt into the skin, then pour in enough water to fill the pan to just under the rack. Place in the oven and roast for 30 minutes or until the skin is crispy, then reduce the oven to 180°C and roast for a further 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender, topping up with water as necessary.
  3. Meanwhile, place the brown sugar, red wine vinegar and star anise in a saucepan over low heat and stir to dissolve the sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add the chicken stock and simmer for 5-6 minutes until the mixture has reduced by half. Add the lime juice and continue to reduce for 3-4 minutes until the mixture is syrupy. Allow caramel dressing to cool slightly.
  4. To serve, transfer the pork belly to a board, carve into bite-sized cubes and arrange on a platter.
  5. Drizzle the pork with the caramel dressing, then scatter with the mint, coriander, Thai basil, spring onion and red chilli. Serve with lime wedges to squeeze over.