Pork Belly and Irish Potatoes


Place all the ingredients in a heavy based pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 45mins-1hour. Pre-heat your oven to 160’c.
To prepare the pork belly, score the skin with a knife, taking care not to pierce the flesh, rub the sea salt generously on the flesh side and the skin
.Lay the vegetables in a large dish deep enough to hold the vegetables and the belly sitting on top. Fill the tray half way up the sides with water, cover with tin foil or a lid and cook for 4-5hours,Checking halfway to top up the water. 
While this is cooking The belly should give way when poked the the back of a wooden spoon. Nice and tender. Carefully remove the belly, reserving the juices for stock for soups or sauces. And lay on parchement paper on a deep dish, lay another sheet on top of this and a second tray, weighing Down the belly with tins of beans, this will give the belly a nice shape and for ease of cutting,Leave over night to set. Slice the pork belly into nice squares or rectangles, giving one per portion.
Heat a frying pan with a little oil and place the pork skin side down, fry until crispy, Turn and brown on the bottom, place on a sheet of tin foil in the oven at 200’c for 10-15mins until golden.Heat another pan, add the butter and tbsp of oil, the fry the potatoes untill golden brown, add the fennel seeds and season. 
Serve the belly with the potatoes and a good lashing of chutney, and garnish with broccoli  enjoy! Â