Bring a little extra red and gold to your Lunar New Year with a delicious meal and sensational dessert using only the best seasonal ingredients. With a few simple steps, you can spend less time planning and more time celebrating the Year of the Rabbit with loved ones. There's no better way to do it than with a plate of roasted pork belly, fragrant rice, veggies and sticky plum sauce to finish it off.
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1 packet
Slow-Cooked Pork Belly
1 packet
ginger paste
(May be present Gluten, Egg, Fish, Milk, Sesame, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut, Pine Nut. )
1 packet
jasmine rice
(May be present Milk, Peanut, Sesame, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Pine Nut, Walnut. )
1 sachet
Chicken-Style Stock Powder
2 clove
garlic
½
Fresh Chilli
½ tin
Baby Corn Spears
1 bag
green beans
1 packet
soy sauce mix
(Contains Gluten, Soy; May be present Egg, Fish, Milk, Sesame, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut, Pine Nut. )
1 packet
Plum Sauce
(Contains Soy; )
1 packet
Crispy Shallots
1 bunch
Asian Greens
1 packet
Classic Oat Mix
(Contains Gluten, Sulphites; May be present Sesame, Milk, Soy, Peanut, Cashew, Pistachio, Almond, Walnut. )
1 tin
coconut milk
1 bottle
cream
(Contains Milk; )
1 tub
cream cheese
(Contains Milk; )
1 tin
Tinned Mango
1 bag
mint
olive oil
20 g
butter
(Contains Milk; )
1.25 cup
water
1 tsp
sesame oil
(Contains Sesame; )
½ tbs
soy sauce
(Contains Gluten, Soy; )
• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. Pat dry slow-cooked pork belly with paper towel and wipe to remove any excess fat. • Lightly score pork fat in a 1cm criss-cross pattern. Rub over a generous pinch of salt, then cut pork in half. • Place pork, fat-side up, on a foil-lined oven tray. Roast pork for 20-25 minutes on the top oven rack, then turn grill to high. Grill pork until fat is golden and crispy, 15-20 minutes. • Set aside to rest for 10 minutes.
TIP: Keep an eye on your pork. You want it golden and crispy, but not burnt!
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat the butter with a dash of olive oil over medium heat. Cook ginger paste until fragrant, 1 minute. • Add jasmine rice, chicken-style stock powder, the water and a pinch of salt, stir, and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. • Cook for 12 minutes, then remove from heat and keep covered until rice is tender and water is absorbed, 10 minutes.
TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam so don't peek!
TIP: Cover the pan with a lid if the ginger paste starts to spatter!
• Meanwhile, finely chop garlic. Thinly slice fresh chilli (if using). • Drain and halve baby corn spears lengthways (see ingredients). • Trim green beans. Roughly chop Asian greens.
• When the pork has 10 minutes remaining, in a large frying pan heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. • Cook green beans and baby corn, tossing regularly, until tender, 4-5 minutes. • Add Asian greens and garlic, and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
• To the veggies, add soy sauce mix and the sesame oil, tossing, until slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes. • Transfer to a plate, spooning over any remaining sauce from the pan. • In a small heatproof bowl, combine plum sauce and the soy sauce. Microwave in 10 second bursts until heated through.
• Garnish rice with crispy shallots. Sprinkle chilli over veggies. • Slice the pork. • Bring everything to the table. Help yourself to roasted pork belly, soy greens and ginger rice. • Serve with plum sauce. Enjoy!