{"id":76342,"date":"2014-12-22T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=76342"},"modified":"2014-12-15T13:33:56","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T11:33:56","slug":"treat-family-mouth-watering-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/12\/22\/treat-family-mouth-watering-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Treat your family to a mouth watering meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the festive season upon us many of us will be hosting a dinner with family.<\/p>\n<p>Why not treat your family to this mouth watering slow roast pork belly.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This meal should cater to eight people.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"lblPrepTime\">Preparation time:<\/span> <span class=\"bold preptime\">20 min<\/span>utes.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"lblCookingTime\">Cooking time:<\/span> <span class=\"bold cooktime\">2h 30 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>You will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"vert_line\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">2.5kg pork belly<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">Maldon sea salt and freshly ground black pepper<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">1 Tbs of fennel seeds<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">2 onions, roughly chopped<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">1 stick of celery, roughly chopped<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">1 leek, roughly chopped<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">4 cloves garlic, skin on, bruised<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">5g of fresh thyme<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">2 Tbs of flour<\/div>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\n<div id=\"ingredientName\">375ml of dry white wine, verjuice or chicken stock<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What you do next:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preheat your oven to the highest setting (230\u00b0\/240\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<p>Place pork belly onto a clean chopping board and using a sharp knife score skin in strips about 1 cm apart.<\/p>\n<p>Place pork, belly side up, in a roasting tray and pat skin dry using some kitchen paper towel.<\/p>\n<p>Season the meat as well as the skin liberally with salt and pepper, and insert fennel seeds right into all the scores.<\/p>\n<p>Roast in oven for about 25-30 minutes or until the skin has turned to crackling (dhould be golden brown and crisp).<\/p>\n<p>Reduce heat to 160\u00b0C and continue to roast pork for 1 hour.<\/p>\n<p>Remove from oven and place all vegetables (onions, carrots, celery, leeks, garlic and thyme) under the pork.<\/p>\n<p>Roast for a further hour or until meat is soft and pulls apart easily.<\/p>\n<p>Remove from oven and transfer pork to a board, allowing it to rest for at least 15 minutes before carving.<\/p>\n<p>Spoon away any fat from roasting tray and place directly onto the stove top.<\/p>\n<p>Add flour and stir, scraping up all the sediment from bottom of tray, until a thick mushy paste is formed from all the vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>Stir over moderate heat for 2 minutes to cook out the raw flour.<\/p>\n<p>Add wine and bring to the simmer, stirring until a gravy is formed.<\/p>\n<p>Season with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Serving suggestions: serve pork with garlic creamed mashed potato and roasted root vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>Recipe: Source Food.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='084c752c33c43d09a9e46c26979486dc'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slow roast pork belly with fennel 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