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Crisp cider-braised pork belly
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Crisp cider-braised pork belly

12 ingredients 20 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Crisp cider-braised pork belly

Barney Desmazery's prepare-ahead recipe for the perfect pork belly will be a sure-fire hit at your next dinner party

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

648
Calories
65g
Protein
19g
Fat
56g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Cider not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil 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

  • 1 large carrot , roughly chopped
  • 1 onion , roughly chopped
  • few celery sticks, roughly chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , smashed
  • sprig fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 500ml good-quality cider
  • small splash cider vinegar , plus extra to season
  • 1l fresh chicken stock
  • 1.2kg piece unscored boneless pork belly
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • apple mash and Mustard cabbage, to serve (see tip)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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