Pork Belly with Watermelon, Witlof and Sherry Caramel

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    as an Entrée
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Dan Hong

Published 2014

  • About

This was a classic entrée at Lotus and one of the simplest. In my opinion, pork belly and watermelon is a perfect combination. The freshness and juiciness of the melon works well to cut the fatty richness of the pork belly. Add the bitterness of witlof, and it balances out the sweetness of the melon and sherry caramel.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) piece pork belly
  • 5

Method

To prepare the pork belly, follow the braised pork belly method.

When cold and pressed, cut the pork belly into 2 cm (¾ inch) cubes, allowing for 3–4 cubes per pe