Five spice roasted pork belly

And just 3 days ago I thought massive cooking was no more for the year 2015. On the last day of the holiday working block, at the cusp of my pending freedom for the next few days, fuelled by the excitement of being let off work extra early, I decided to invite 2-3 buddies over to try out this new recipe. Yet somehow, my initial plan turned into an endeavour of feeding 5 hungry boys.

Pork belly is a cheap cut of meat often overlooked other than its famous use of being made into bacon. These days though, its appearing more and more the menus of trendy restaurants, usually with asian flavour influences. A classic dish utilizing this delicious cut is asian style braised pork belly, which i grew up on and love. But since I love roasting everything, why not throw this into the oven as well?

The end result is incredibly moist, non-greasy, tender meat with crispy skin. I served mine with baby bok choy and brown rice. I have no idea if my guests were satisfied or they were just being polite. I guess I’ll know if they pre-eat before my next dinner party.