Twice-cooked pork belly with lentils

Twice-cooked pork belly with lentils

3.6 12 ratings

Prep. 30 min

Total 5 h 30 min

4 portions

Ingredients

garlic cloves
3
piece fresh ginger peeled
4 cm
dried chilli flakes
1 tsp
star anise
1
Chinese cooking wine
50 g
tamarind paste (see Tips)
1 tbsp
Chinese five spice
2 tsp
sesame oil
½ tsp
water plus extra water for steaming
700 g
boneless pork belly, rind on
800 - 1100 g
salt to taste, plus extra for sprinkling
1 - 2 pinches
pears (large), cut into halves and cored
2
white sugar
2 tsp
red onion cut into pieces
120 g
oil
1 tbsp
cumin seeds
½ tsp
beetroot peeled and cut into quarters
1
canned lentils rinsed and drained (approx. 500 g after draining)
800 g
red wine vinegar
3 tsp
fresh thyme leaves only
5 - 6 sprigs
ground black pepper to taste
1 - 2 pinches

Difficulty

medium

Nutrition per 1 portion

Sodium 333 mg

Protein 69.4 g

Calories 4109.7 kJ / 978.5 kcal

Fat 51.9 g

Fibre 13.6 g

Saturated Fat 17.9 g

Carbohydrates 46.5 g

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