Crispy Pork Belly

Name: Crispy Pork Belly
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz pork belly, skin-on; zest of 1 lemon; 1 tbsp fennel seeds; 1 tbsp olive oil; fine sea salt and black pepper; 1 tsp chilli (red pepper) flakes

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Life's Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom

By Prue Leith

Published 2024

About

Pork belly is the juiciest of cuts. It’s high in fat, which is what makes it taste so good, and is tender too. Weighing it down, as in this recipe, is a neat trick. It ensures a tidy, regular shape.

Ingredients

1 kg/2 lb 4 oz pork belly, skin-on

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Pat the pork skin dry with kitchen paper. Then, using a sharp knife, score the thick skin in lines no wider than 5mm/¼in apart, taking care not to cut into the meat beneath (see hack).
In a mortar with a pestle, crush the fennel seeds and chilli (red pepper) flakes together. Tip the mixture into a bowl, add the lemon zest