Twice-cooked pork belly with lentils

Twice-cooked pork belly with lentils

3.6 12 rating

Prep. 30min

Total 5 h 30min

4 portions

Ingredients

garlic cloves
3
piece fresh ginger peeled
4 cm
dried chilli flakes
1 tsp
star anise
1
Chinese cooking wine
50 g
tamarind paste (see Tips)
1 tbsp
Chinese five spice
2 tsp
sesame oil
½ tsp
water plus extra water for steaming
700 g
boneless pork belly, rind on
800 - 1100 g
salt to taste, plus extra for sprinkling
1 - 2 pinches
pears (large), cut into halves and cored
2
white sugar
2 tsp
red onion cut into pieces
120 g
oil
1 tbsp
cumin seeds
½ tsp
beetroot peeled and cut into quarters
1
canned lentils rinsed and drained (approx. 500 g after draining)
800 g
red wine vinegar
3 tsp
fresh thyme leaves only
5 - 6 sprigs
ground black pepper to taste
1 - 2 pinches

Difficulty

medium

Nutrition per 1 portion

Sodium 333 mg

Protein 69.4 g

Calories 4109.7 kJ / 978.5 kcal

Fat 51.9 g

Fiber 13.6 g

Saturated fat 17.9 g

Carbohydrates 46.5 g

Like what you see?

This recipe and more than 100 000 others are waiting for you!

Register for our 30-day free trial and discover the world of Cookidoo®.

Sign up for free More information

Also featured in

Simply Delicious 88 Recipes
Australia and New Zealand

You might also like...

Pork san choy bau

Pork san choy bau

25min

Sweet and sour meatballs with vegetables

Sweet and sour meatballs with vegetables

50min

Chicken and cashews

Chicken and cashews

55min

Butter chicken

Butter chicken

55min

Chicken stock paste

Chicken stock paste

45min

Meat stock paste

Meat stock paste

45min

Hong Kong-style roast pork belly

Hong Kong-style roast pork belly

10 h

Beef "Burgundy"

Beef "Burgundy"

40min

Gluten free chicken and leek pies

Gluten free chicken and leek pies

3 h 20min

Beef goulash with dumplings

Beef goulash with dumplings

1 h 45min

Mongolian lamb hot pot

Mongolian lamb hot pot

3 h 25min

Corned beef with mustard sauce

Corned beef with mustard sauce

1 h 30min