Best Spicy Pork Belly With Green Olives And Lemon Recipes

CRISP PORK BELLY WITH A SPICY CITRUS SAUCE

Steps:

• For the pork belly: Score the skin of the pork belly in a criss-cross pattern with a sharp knife. Rub the sea salt into the pork skin and set aside for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 220°C Wipe the salt off the pork skin with kitchen paper and dry well. Put the pork belly in a metal roasting pan, large enough to fit it and season with salt and pepper.
• Roast for 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 190C and roast for another 2 hours, brushing generously with Spicy Sauce every 1/2 hour. Carefully turn the pork over, brush generously with sauce and roast for another 20-30 minutes, or until the skin is crisp.
• Remove the pork from the oven, cover loosely with foil and set aside to rest for 15 minutes. Slice the pork and drizzle with whatever Spicy Citrus Sauce is left, as desired.
• Spicy Citrus Sauce: Put all the Sauce ingredients into a mini-processor and zap them together to finely chop garlic. Pour into a small saucepan and cook, stirring, over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 10, or until syrupy. Season to taste.

SPICY PORK BELLY WITH GREEN OLIVES AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Using a spice grinder, grind the peppercorn, chili, fennel and coriander together. Season the pork with salt and rub with the ground spice mixture. Set a stew pot over medium heat. Add the vegetable oil, and when hot add the pork, skin-side down. Cook until well browned, taking care not to burn the spices. Turn once and remove the pork to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium low, add the garlic, fennel and leek and a pinch of salt, and cook covered, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened.
• Add the wine, 1 cup of water, rosemary and a pinch of salt. Return the pork and juices to the pan. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook in the oven until the pork is meltingly tender, about 4 to 5 hours.
• Transfer the pork and one-quarter of the vegetables to a plate. Discard the rosemary stems. Purée the remaining vegetables and cooking liquid in a blender with the lemon juice, vinegar and olive oil, and season to taste with salt. Thin with water if necessary. Return the pork and reserved vegetables to the cooking pot and stir in the sauce and olives. Heat to serving temperature, basting the pork with the sauce. If you choose, serve over rice.