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Slow-roast pork belly with sticky red onions and plum sauce recipe

Slow-roast pork belly with sticky red onions and plum sauce recipe

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Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Honey & Co's slow-roast pork belly recipe is truly something special! Go low and slow for tender meat and serve with a warm spiced plum sauce for a memorable Sunday lunch or get-together dinner. See method

Ingredients

  • 1kg pork belly joint
  • 1½ tbsp flaky sea salt
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp crushed chillies
  • 3 large red onions, peeled and cut into six
  • 2 red plums, destoned and cut into quarters

For the plum sauce

  • 4 plums, halved
  • 2 tbsp dark brown soft sugar
  • 1 star anise
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • pinch of crushed chillies
If you don't have red onions, try using white, brown or spring onions

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1910kj
    460kcal     23%

  • Fat

    28g 41%

  • Saturates

    11g 54%

  • Sugars

    14g 16%

  • Salt

    4.7g 78%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 17.5g Protein 30.7g Fibre 4.6g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Use a sharp knife to score the layer of fat on top of the pork in a criss-cross pattern. Mix the salt, oregano and the crushed chillies together. Sprinkle all over the pork, then transfer to a deep roasting tray.
  2. Roast for 30 mins, then remove from the oven. Reduce the oven temperature to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C, then pour 250ml boiling water over the pork, cover with a sheet of baking paper and a layer of foil, then return to the oven for 1 hr.
  3. Baste the pork with any liquids from the bottom of the tray, reduce the oven temperature to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C, re-cover and cook for 1 hr more.
  4. Meanwhile, put all the plum sauce ingredients in a saucepan with 150ml water and a pinch of salt; bring to a boil over a high heat. As soon as the plums start to fall apart (after about 5 mins), take off the heat, remove the star anise, then use a stick blender to blitz to a smooth sauce.
  5. Uncover the pork and increase the oven temperature to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Add the onions and quartered plums to the tray, then brush the pork all over with the plum sauce and spoon about a third onto the onions in the pan. Stir the onions, then return to the oven for 10 mins, stir once more, then roast for a final 10 mins. Let the meat rest for 10-15 mins covered in foil, then serve, sliced, with the remaining plum sauce.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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