Name: Crisp five-spice salt pork belly
Cook time: 190 min
Total time: 190 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1.2 kilogram piece boned pork belly, skin on; 1 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1/4 cup (60 millilitres) light soy sauce; 1 fresh small red chilli, finely chopped

Ingredients

1.2 kilogram piece boned pork belly, skin on

1 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder

1 tablespoon peanut oil

1/4 cup (60 millilitres) light soy sauce

1 fresh small red chilli, finely chopped

Method

1.Pat pork rind dry with absorbent paper; rub in combined salt, five-spice and oil. Place on wire rack over large shallow baking dish; cover, refrigerate 1 hour.

2.Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced.

3.Roast pork 1 hour or until rind begins to crisp.

4.Reduce oven temperature to 160°C/140°C fan-forced; cook pork further 1½ hours or until tender. Stand, uncovered, 15 minutes.

5.Cut pork into thick slices; serve with combined soy sauce and chilli.

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