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Twice-cooked pork belly with lentils

Twice-cooked pork belly with lentils
3.6 12 rating
Prep. 30 min
Total 5 h 30 min
4 portions
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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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