Serves 1
Directions
- 1Lightly score the skin of the pork belly.
- 2Open up the pork belly.
- 3Cover the pork belly with spices and apples.
- 4Roll the whole thing up.
- 5Tie the pork into place.
- 6Once it's all tied up, place it into a tin.
- 7Salt and oil the skin.
- 8Roast the pork belly.
- 9Cook until the skin is crackling crisp and the meat is melt in the mouth.
- 10Place the pork belly into the fridge overnight to set.
- 11In a bowl, place butter, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, hot maple syrup, salt, and black pepper.
- 12Beat everything together to a smooth buttery paste.
- 13Place the paste into a saucepan.
- 14Spread the butter all over to cover the base.
- 15Cut a nice thick round of your cold pork belly.
- 16Place the pork belly into the pan.
- 17Place onto the heat and cook until the caramel is bubbling away.
- 18Baste the pork belly.
- 19Top with a circle of puff pastry and tuck in the edges with a spoon.
- 20Place the whole thing into the oven at 180°C for about 25 minutes, until the pastry is crisp and golden brown.
- 21Place a plate onto the pan.
- 22Flip it all over and unveil the porky wonder.
- 23Top with some cooked diced apple.
Ingredients
- pork belly
- spices
- apples
- salt
- oil
- butter
- light brown sugar
- ground cinnamon
- hot maple syrup
- black pepper
- puff pastry
Equipment
kniferoasting tinbowlhand mixersaucepanplate
Tips
- Save this recipe because you are going to want to try it.
- The pork belly should be cooked until the skin is crackling crisp and the meat is melt-in-the-mouth.
- After cooking, place the pork belly into the fridge overnight to set.
- You should make this immediately.
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