I love pork – practically any form of meat that comes from a pig is delicious! For special occasions, we love to put a whole pig on the spit and cook it over hot coals when we have family and friends around. But I have a soft spot for pork belly when few people crowd around our table {hopefully, I don’t end up with a few softer spots from its consumption}.
Two weeks ago, I drew some pork belly inspiration from BabyMac and whipped up her Slow Roast Pork Belly. I have to say that I pimped up my crackling, by adding some fennel seeds and some dried chili flakes when I rubbed it with salt and oil. The recipe was fantastic and everyone was impressed by the level of ‘crack’ that the crackling got.
If you have a love of pork belly, I have four great pork belly recipes for you to try out. Let us make the most of this super cold weather and get roasting {for before we know it, spring will be here and, hopefully, we shall be BBQ’ing outside}.
Asian style pork belly
Twice cooked pork belly
Slow roasted pork belly
Vietnamese rolls with leftover pork belly
Do you love pork belly? What is your favourite way to enjoy a good old piece of pork? What are your tips and tricks to the perfect crackling? Do you pimp up your crackling with fennel seeds or chili flakes or do you just rub it with salt and oil?
