At Crump Butchers, not only do we supply the very best quality meat, we’ve also years of experience of cooking it as well!
Below you’ll find some of our favourites recipes. Nothing fancy, just honest, easy to cook, good food using one essential ingredient – Crump’s beef, lamb, chicken or pork.
We hope you enjoy them.
1kg pork belly, skinless and boneless
1 tbsp sea salt
2 tsp Chinese five spice powder
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp vegetable oil
2 apples with reddish skin such as Pink Lady or Braeburn
4 tbsp honey
1 tbsp soy sauce
METHOD
Turn the pork belly fatty side up and lightly score the fat in a criss-cross pattern with a sharp knife, 1cm. apart, and about 1/2cm. deep. Season each side with the salt, five spice and pepper.
Heat a heavy casserole dish or fry pan over a medium heat. Fry the pork belly in the oil until nicely browned on each side. Turn the pork belly fatty side down and add half a cup of water. Cover tightly and turn the heat down very low.
The juices in the pan should just be simmering. Cook slowly for 2 hours, checking every half hour. Add a little more water if it evaporates.
When cooked, the meat should be browned and have formed about a small cup of gravy juices. Remove the pork to a baking sheet, keeping the scored fatty side up and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile spoon any fat off the juices and set aside for the moment.
Wash the apples and cut into quarters lengthwise. With a small knife remove the cores, then cut each in half lengthwise again.
Warm the honey and mix with the soy sauce. Toss the apples with half of the honey/soy mixture.
To finish, preheat the grill to high. Scatter the apples around the pork belly, and place about 15cm. below the grill. Grill for approx 10 minutes, tossing the apples as necessary.
When the pork is slightly crisped, pour the remaining honey/soy mixture over it, and cook out under the grill for about another 5 minutes until the honey mixture has reduced to a sticky glaze.
Carefully carve the pork into thick slices and serve with the apples and the juices along with roast sweet potatoes.