30-minute braised pork belly with butter cider sauerkraut.
30-minute braised pork belly with butter cider sauerkraut.James Moffatt

A tender pork belly dish in under half an hour? Yes it can be done,with a sour side dish to cut through the richness

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups store-bought sauerkraut

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

  • 375ml can apple cider

  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar

  • 1 tsp caraway seeds

  • 50g unsalted butter,chopped

  • 1kg piece boneless pork belly,cut into 6cm pieces

  • 200g creme fraiche

  • hot English mustard,to serve

  • baby red vein sorrel,to serve (optional)

Method

  1. Step1

    Preheat the oven to 220C fan-forced (240C conventional). Place the sauerkraut,maple syrup,apple cider,vinegar,caraway seeds and butter in a deep roasting pan. Briefly mix,then season with cracked black pepper. Top with pork. Cover tightly with foil and roast for 15 minutes.

  2. Step2

    Uncover,and roast for a further 15 minutes,or until the sauerkraut is bubbling and pork is cooked.   

  3. Step3

    Serve with creme fraiche,mustard and sorrel.

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