Baked pork belly with braised cabbage, boiled potatoes

Last Updated on December 7, 2024

Belly roasted in the oven in a roasting tin with water until golden brown, served sliced together with braised cabbage and boiled potatoes.

Ingredients:

1-1.5 kg of pork belly 6 pcs garlic cloves 2 pcs larger onions water cumin Pepper Salt For braised cabbage: 1 piece medium sized cabbage 2 pcs carrots 400 g of whole English bacon 1 tbsp sunflower oil 200 ml chicken stock a few drops of white wine vinegar a pinch of cane sugar ground black pepper salt For boiled potatoes: 500 g potatoes

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1.5 l water 1 tsp of cumin 1 tsp of salt

Procedure:

Cube the peeled onion and rub half of the peeled garlic cloves with salt, slice the remaining cloves

Rinse the cleaned pork belly, dry it, cut the pork belly skin into squares with a knife and rub the garlic rubbed with salt into the skin and meat

Place the meat in a baking dish skin side down, sprinkle with chopped onion, cumin, remaining garlic, season with pepper and pour a little water

Place in a preheated oven and bake covered at 160 °C for about 2.5 hours, turning occasionally, basting with water and pouring over the fat

Turn the pork belly skin side up at the end of baking, uncover, finish baking until tender and crispy.

Preparation of braised cabbage:

In a larger pot, sauté sliced Italian pancetta or Czech English bacon in hot oil

.Sprinkle the fried bacon with cane sugar, stir, add a few drops of wine, shredded cabbage, cleaned, grated carrots, pour chicken broth over everything

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Simmer for about 10-15 minutes, the cabbage must be soft, but at the same time it should be a little crispy

Salt the dish to taste, season with pepper, or sweeten with sugar and acidify with vinegar.

Potato preparation:

Wash the potatoes, peel and cut into larger cubes, rinse them thoroughly again, then drain thoroughly

Sauce the potatoes in a large bowl.Put the drained potatoes in a pot and pour cold water over them

Salt the water, season with cumin and boil for about 15 minutes until the potatoes are soft, then drain the water and serve.

Note:

Photo: Naďa Indruchová

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