If any of you were reading Twitter yesterday, you will know that I was feeling creative and trying out a new recipe for the slow cooker. Well I am delighted to say that it turned out even better than I could have expected and, in the words of my 9 year old food critic , Megan, was absolutely amazing - full review after the recipe.
This was so simple to make, the preparation time was less than 10 minutes and the end result was so tender and full of flavour. What's more, belly pork is a very economic cut and you don't need to add much to it to make a gourmet dish.
As you can see in the picture, the meat just fell apart at the touch of a fork.
I am guessing that this would be delicious served cold in a crusty cob, but I can't swear to that because there is none left to try!
3 onions, thickly sliced
1 joint of belly pork (mine weighed 750g)
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons five spice powder
3 dessertspoons runny honey
300 ml water
Lay the onions on the bottom of the cast iron bowl. If they don't cover the bottom - add some more.
Mix the salt, five spice powder and honey together and rub all over the pork, ideally with your hands. Messy, but that's half the fun of cooking.
Put the pork on top of the onions and pour the water round.
Cover and place on the heater base.
Cook for 8-10 hours on KEEP WARM.
And here is what my harshest critic had to say:
Ahhhhh, the pork is all I could ever think of. Absolutely gorgeous. Meat soft and chewy, sauce is superb and skin is just delicious. Everyone need and MUST try it. It was heaven for me.
Megan, age 9
Thank you for your kind words, Megan and I love Piglet!
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