Roasted pork belly with Sriracha mayonnaise recipe

Name: Roasted pork belly with Sriracha mayonnaise recipe
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6-8
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 2kg piece free-range boneless pork belly; 1 head garlic, cut in half crossways; 5 slices dried liquorice root (from Asian grocers, or 3 tbsp liquorice root tea); 3 star anise; 100g brown sugar; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 brown onions, sliced in thick rounds; olive oil; salt flakes

Karen Martini

February 7, 2018

Star anise roasted pork belly with spicy Sriracha mayo.Marcel Aucar

Time:2 hours +Serves:6-8

Cooking the pork in an aromatic liquid and resting it overnight ensures succulent and perfumed meat with perfect crackling. Begin preparing this dish the day before eating.

Ingredients

2kg piece free-range boneless pork belly
1 head garlic, cut in half crossways
5 slices dried liquorice root (from Asian grocers, or 3 tbsp liquorice root tea)
3 star anise
100g brown sugar
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 brown onions, sliced in thick rounds
olive oil
salt flakes

For the Sriracha mayonnaise

4 tbsp Sriracha chilli sauce (from Asian grocers)
6 tbsp thick mayonnaise

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C fan-forced or 220C conventional.
2. Place the pork in a roasting dish, skin side down - along with the garlic, liquorice root, star anise, brown sugar and soy - and pour over enough boiling water to cover it. Bring to a simmer on the stovetop, then place in the oven, roast for 30 minutes, turn the belly over to skin side up and roast for another 30 minutes.
3. Remove the dish and lift the pork out of the liquid. Using a sharp knife, score the skin in a crisscross pattern and lay on a tray lined with baking paper. Cover with another sheet of paper and another tray, weigh down and refrigerate overnight.
4. When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 200C fan-forced or 220C conventional.
5. Place the sliced onions in the bottom of a heavy roasting dish, rub the pork with oil and salt and roast, skin side up, for an hour. The skin should have crackled but, if necessary, turn on the grill to finish the crackle. Rest for five minutes before cutting into squares or slices.
6. Mix the Sriracha and mayonnaise together and serve alongside the pork and slaw (below).
Serve with Karen Martini's Vietnamese mint and chilli slaw and pickled beets.