HK Style Sweet and Sour Porchetta

That guilty feeling of ordering too many takeaways is real! But, what’s to say you can’t make a good takeaway right at home?! Not only does this dish come with all the smells and flavours of your favourite takeaway spot, it’s also an absolute jaw dropper and will have your guests asking for the recipe every time!

Done in 2hrs

Tom Jackson

Twisted: Unserious food tastes seriously good.

Ingredients

    For the porchetta:
  • 1.5kg pork belly
  • 8garlic cloves
  • 1whole ginger
  • 5spring onions
  • 1 tspshoaxing wine
  • 2 tspponzu
  • 1 tsp sesame seed oil
  • 2 tsp msg
  • 2 tsp fine salt
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • extra fine salt (for skin)
    • For the sweet and sour sauce:
  • 1 tbspginger (minced)
  • 1 tbspgarlic (minced)
  • 1 tbsp spring onions (minced)
  • 3 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tbsp shoaxing wine
  • 2 tbsp ponzu
  • 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame seed oil
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 200ml water
  • 1 tspcornstarch

This is the showstopper to end all showstoppers. The crowds favourite, and royalty over all takeaway dishes. This is the Hong Kong Style, Sweet and Sour Porchetta! Taking the best of Chinese cuisine, and mixing in a bit of Italian cooking techniques results in the most gorgeous and mouthwatering pork belly, crispy crackling (of course), and a sticky, bright red sauce. Your takeaway nights just got that little bit fancier!

Method

  • Get your pork belly, and start scoring the skin. Once scored flip over so the skin is facing down.
  • Grab all your ingredients for your marinade, and crush them up in a pestle and mortar, or in a food processor until you have a paste. Lather the pork with the marinade.
  • Start rolling your pork belly, so that the skin is facing up, and you've created a little spiral of meat and marinade. Grab some butchers string and tie your porchtta tight!
  • Once you've rolled and tied the porchetta, season heavily with salt! And when I say heavily, I really mean heavily. Place in a preheated oven ar 180°c for around 2 hrs.
  • For the sauce, add all your ingredients to a saucepan, and cook until syrupy and thick! I like to drain out any of the larger aromatics to leave us with a silky sauce.
  • Once the porchetta has cooked, remove from the oven and place on a draining rack over an oven tray. Heat some neutral oil until just smoking, and slowly ladle the hot oil onto your porchetta. You'll start to hear and see our crackling being formed!!!
  • All that's left to do is carve, and serve with some lovely steamed rice, more spring onions and black sesame seeds. And don't forget to pour over that sauce!!

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    Originally hailing from Birmingham, England and with a culinary heritage sprawling around Britain, Tom, the host of Shelf Life and Alphabetti, is a cook from nowhere that takes inspiration from everywhere. Passionate about the shared food experience and the commonalities between supposedly separate cuisines, Tom showcases broad and thorough references in his cooking and has a particular love for spices. He is also obsessed with pasta salads and is currently waiting for Mr. Naga to get in touch regarding his Ambassadorship.

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