Looking for an alternative to turkey this Christmas? Here's a show stopping main course of crispy-crackling-coated, juicy, spiced, stuffed pork belly to treat your friends and family this festive season. Full ingredients below the links.
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Ingredients:
1½ kg bone-out pork belly
1 tbsp bicarbonate of soda
3 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp chilli flakes
For the stuffing
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
½ fennel bulb, hard core cut out and discarded, the rest finely chopped
½ tsp coriander seeds, crushed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
250g minced pork shoulder
1 slice sourdough bread, torn into small pieces
25g toasted pine nuts
grated zest 1 unwaxed orange
3 dried apricots, finely chopped
3 sage leaves, finely chopped
½ tbsp rosemary leaves, chopped
½ tbsp lemon juice
freshly grated nutmeg
1 egg, beaten