Ingredients

• 6 blood oranges
• juice only
• 300ml/10fl oz balsamic vinegar
• 2 onions
• finely chopped
• 100g/3½oz fresh galangal
• peeled and finely chopped
• 3 red chillies
• deseeded and finely chopped
• 4 bay leaves
• 10 garlic cloves
• chopped
• 2kg/4lb 8oz pork belly
• 1 x 500ml/18fl oz bottle sake
• 100g/3½oz butter
• diced
• 125ml/4fl oz rice vinegar
• 1 red onion
• peeled and quartered
• 1 bunch pink radishes
• stalks removed
• 1 small mooli
• ends removed
• 10g mustard seeds
• 25g/1oz sugar
• 5g ground black cardamom
• 5g dried red chilli flakes

Directions

• For the pork belly
• place the orange juice and balsamic vinegar in a sterilized
• sealable
• airtight container. Leave to infuse in the fridge for at least a week.
• Preheat the oven to 160C/140C/Gas 3. Place the onions
• galangal
• chillies and bay leaves on the bottom of a heavy roasting tin. Rub the chopped garlic all over the pork belly and place the meat on top of the vegetables in the tin. Pour the sake into the tin
• add 200ml/7fl oz cold water
• cover with kitchen foil and roast for 4–5 hours.
• Remove the pork belly from the oven and reserve the stock. Press the pork belly by covering with kitchen foil and laying a heavy weight on top. Leave for 12 hours
• or longer if you have the time.
• For the pickled vegetables
• pour the vinegar and 125ml/4fl oz of water into a saucepan. Add the rest of the ingredients to the pan
• place over a low heat and cook gently
• stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside to cool.
• Finely grate the cooled onion
• radishes and mooli on a mandoline. Place in a bowl and stir in some of the pickling liquor.
• Place 150ml/5fl oz of the orange-infused balsamic and the reserved stock in a saucepan and reduce down over a high heat. Whisk in the butter and simmer until it thickens.
• Cut the pork belly into slices. Fry the pork in a hot frying pan or griddle
• until golden on all sides. Coat the pork on both sides with the orange sauce.
• Serve the pork belly slices with the pickled vegetables and leafy greens alongside.