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Ingredients
1.5 kg pork belly slab, skin on
3 whole garlic bulbs, peeled and roughly chopped
½ cup oregano leaves, washed then chopped
3 red onions, peeled and chopped around 4 – 5 lemongrass stalks, sliced the zest from 1 lemon
juice from 1 lemon
a little over 1/8 cup salt, plus more for an even rub around the pork
4 tablespoons crushed black pepper
Directions
- Combine all the aromatics in a bowl and mix well.
- Lightly mash everything together with the back of a spoon.
-Alternatively, use a food processor to bring everything together with only around 2-3 pulses.With the skin side down, rub the mixture all over the meat.
-Roll the slab, carefully invert the meat and secure it with butcher’s twine.
-It’s okay if there are a few pieces of herbs that fall off, you can place it back later.
-Rub coarse salt all over the meat, including the skin.
-With a paring knife or fork, poke the skin of the meat. This will ensure a nice crackling.
-Transfer it to a roasting fitted with a rack and the bottom lined with foil.
- Place it in the refrigerator to chill overnight. This will dry the skin, which helps the crackling form.
-Preheat the oven to 160 C. Just to be sure, pat the skin of the pork dry with a paper towel. Roast the pork for 5 hours.
-Afterwards, increase the temperature to 220 C, and allow the pork’s crackling to form. This will take another 30 minutes to an hour.
-When done, remove from the oven and allow to cool a bit before slicing. Enjoy!