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Three Hour Pork Belly

Time
3 hrs 10 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
3 hrs
Yields
Serves 6
Level
Easy
  • 2 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 1 small bunch thyme, leaves only
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1½ -2kg/3lb 5oz-4lb 8oz piece boneless pork belly, skin scored
  • 2 lemons
Pork Belly

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  1. Toast 2 tbsp fennel seeds and 1 tsp black peppercorns in a dry frying pan for a couple of mins. Pound them together in a pestle and mortar with some flaked sea salt, the leaves from 1 small bunch of thyme and 3 garlic cloves to make a paste.
  2. Mix with 2 tbsp olive oil and rub all over the flesh of a 1½ – 2kg piece of boneless pork belly. Cover and chill, leaving to marinate for a few hours or overnight.
  3. When ready to cook, rub the skin of the joint with plenty of salt and 1 tbsp more olive oil. Sit on a wire rack in a roasting tin and roast at 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6 for 30 mins.
  4. After this time, squeeze 2 lemons over the skin and turn the heat down to 180°C/ 160°C fan/gas 4. Roast for a further 2 hrs.
  5. Finally, turn the heat back up to 220°C/ 200°C fan/gas 7 and give it a final blast for another 30 mins or so, to finish the crackling.
  6. Allow to rest somewhere warm for 20 mins. Carve up into chunks or slices and serve with the braised cabbage and bay-infused potatoes.

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Deliveries are only available in Gauteng

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Mail us

Gauteng Address

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Pretoria, 0040

Western Cape Address

Unit 3, Brackengate 1,
6 on Paris Road, Brackenfell
Cape Town

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