Main courses
PORK BELLY BLAA, ASIAN SLAW, HOI SIN MAYO
Serves 10
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg piece of Pork belly, skin off, bone out
- 1 bulb of garlic, cut in half
- 1 x 3cm piece of ginger, cut into chunks
- 2 tsp Chinese five spice
- Salt and black pepper
- 200 mls water
- 2 tbs golden brown sugar
- Waterford blaas or bread rolls to serve
- For the Slaw:
- 1 bunch of spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled and shredded
- 1 kohlrabi, peeled and shredded (you can use a large parsnip instead)
- For the dressing:
- 30 mls sunflower oil
- 2 tsps toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbs rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbs soy sauce
- 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- A small piece of ginger, grated
- For the Hoi Sin Mayo:
- 4 tbs Mayonnaise
- 2 tbs Hoi sin sauce
Directions
Set the oven to 160C.
- Put the pork on a roasting tray then scatter around the garlic and ginger.
- Sprinkle the five spice evenly over the pork then season liberally.
- Add the water to the tray and cover tightly.
- Put in the oven for two and a half hours until completely soft and tender, a knife should slip to it with ease.
- Remove the foil and sprinkle the sugar evenly over the top of the pork. Turn the oven up to 200deg and cook for a further fifteen minutes until the sugar has melted and formed a glaze.
- Remove from the oven, discard the garlic and ginger pieces then pull the pork apart.
- Season and keep warm.
- Mix all the ingredients for the dressing together and add to the vegetables to make the slaw.
- Mix the Mayonnaise with the Hoi sin sauce.
- To serve, cut open the rolls and spoon in some Mayonnaise.
- Fill with the pork and top with a little slaw then serve.
