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Roast pork belly with clementine and star anise

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  • Prep Time20 mins
  • Total Time3 hrs 15 mins
  • Makes6 to 8 servings
Roast pork belly with clementine and star anise

Photo, Andrew Grinton.

Chatelaine Triple Tested

Basted every 30 minutes with savoury citrus-and-spice pan sauce, this pork roast is a dinner party superstar.

Ingredients

  • 1 1.5-kg pork belly roast

  • 1 1/2 tsp salt

  • 2 tbsp canola oil

  • 2 onions, coarsely chopped (2 1/4 cups)

  • 5 garlic cloves, sliced

  • 1 1-in. piece ginger, sliced

  • 3 star anise

  • 1 Thai red chili

  • 5 clementine oranges, unpeeled and halved

  • 900 mL sodium-reduced chicken broth, divided

  • 1 1/2 cups water

  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

  • 3 tbsp sodium-reduced soy sauce

  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar

Instructions

  • PREHEAT oven to 350F. Using a sharp knife, score skin of pork belly roast in a 1-in. diamond pattern, but not all the way through to the meat. Sprinkle with salt and set aside.

  • HEAT oil in a large roasting pan over medium-high. Add onions, garlic, ginger, star anise and red chili and cook, stirring, until onions are softened, about 3 min. Push onion mixture to sides of pan and reduce heat to medium.

  • ADD pork, skin-side down, and sear, rotating every 2 min until golden and onion mixture is light golden, 4 to 5 min. Flip pork skin-side up and stir in clementines, 3 1/2 cups broth, water, sugar, soy sauce and vinegar. Bring to a boil.

  • ROAST pork in oven for 1 hr. Baste with pan juices every 30 min until skin is deep golden and crispy and meat is fork tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hr. Transfer roast to a plate and let rest for 15 min before slicing across the grain.

  • SKIM fat from pan. Strain juices and return to pan with remaining broth. Bring to a boil, scraping up brown bits from pan bottom 2 min. Serve with roast.


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Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 936, Protein 19g, Carbohydrates 11g, Fat 90g, Sodium 999mg.
Excellent source of vitamin B12.

Kitchen Tip: Seek out your local butcher for a beautiful pork belly roast.

Get more inspiration for cooking and baking with citrus in this recipe collection.

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