Slow-Cooked Pork Belly with Fig Mostarda
- Pork Belly
- 8 each pork bellies (3 lb. each)
- 6 Tbsp. black peppercorns
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 1/4 cup cumin seed
- 1/4 cup fennel seed
- 1/4 cup coriander seed
- 1 cup grapeseed oil, divided
- 1 qt. onions, chopped King Sooper's 1 lb For $0.99 thru 02/09
- 1 qt. celery, chopped
- 1 qt. dry white wine
- 12 each clementines, peeled, sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 1 cup GREY POUPON Country Dijon Mustard
- 2 cups dark brown sugar
- 12 each fresh thyme sprigs
- 6 each Turkish bay leaves
- 3 qt. chicken broth
- Fig Moutarde
- 2 cups simple syrup
- 1 cup GREY POUPON Harvest Coarse Ground Mustard
- 2 tsp. honey
- 4 tsp. ground black pepper
- - dried figs
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 qt. fresh spinach, sauteed, seasoned
- Pork Belly: Score fatty side of each pork belly piece, cutting 1/4 inch into top of each.
- Press combined peppercorns, salt and seeds into scored pork bellies.
- Refrigerate 24 hours.
- Heat 1 Tbsp.
- oil in large skillet on medium-high heat.
- Add 1 pork belly piece; sear on both sides.
- Repeat with remaining meat.
- Transfer to full-hotel pans.
- Add onions and celery to skillet; cook 5 min.
- Deglaze pan with wine.
- Stir in clementines, mustard, sugar, thyme and bay leaves.
- Cook 2 min.
- Stir in broth; bring to simmer.
- Pour evenly over meat in hotel pans.
- Cover.
- Bake in 300 degrees F-convection oven 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until meat is done (160 degrees F) and tender when pierced with a fork.
- Cut each pork belly into 3 portions.
- Fig Moutarde: Mix first 4 ingredients in saucepan until well blended.
- Stir in figs.
- Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 20 to 25 min.
- or until thickened to jam-like consistency, stirring frequently.
- Remove from heat.
- Add butter; stir until melted.
- Cool slightly.
- Process in food processor until smooth.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Warm before serving.
- For each serving: Saute 1 portion Pork Belly in 1 tsp.
- of the remaining oil on medium heat until browned on all sides.
- Spoon 1/2 cup spinach onto serving plate; top with meat and 2 rounded Tbsp.
- warm Fig Moutarde.
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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/slow-cooked-pork-belly-fig-mostarda-118678.aspx (may not work)