Pork belly with lentils and black cabbage salsa
Pork belly is a fantastic and relatively inexpensive cut of meat. The generous covering of fat gives great flavour, brilliant crackling and prevents the meat drying out. Tom serves his with a fresh salsa to cut through the richness of the dish and lentils to provide substance.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 19 of 20 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Lentil | 1/2 cup cooked (99g) | 115 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Shallot | 1 tbsp minced (10g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Capers | 1 tbsp (9g) drained | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 150g/5½oz demerara sugar
- 200g/7oz sea salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 2 cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- sprig fresh thyme
- 1kg/2lb 4oz piece pork belly
- , for frying oil
- 70g/2½oz bacon
- 1 onion
- 1 tbsp herbes de provence
- 200g/7oz Puy lentils
- 175ml/6fl oz white wine
- 400ml/14fl oz chicken stock
- 25g/1oz fresh mint
- 25g/1oz fresh parsley
- 50g/1¾oz cavolo nero
- 2 garlic
- 10g salted anchovies
- 35g/1¼oz capers
- 1 shallot
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 lemon
- 150ml/5fl oz olive oil