5 Spice & Cinnamon Roasted Pork Belly

Christmas
Mains
Oven
Party
Pork

Easy Level:

Easy

Cook Time:

1 Hr

Servings:

6 Pax

Inspired by the traditional holiday roast, this centrepiece pays tribute not to rosemary and thyme, but to the aromas of every childhood trip past a hawker roast stall. 

We swapped Western herbs for familiar hawker-stall aromatics. Chinese 5 spice, cinnamon and a glossy char siew-style glaze that caramelises in the oven. 

This dish captures the comfort of Christmas roasting, but roots it firmly in Singapore – smoky, sticky and unmistakably char siew at heart.

 

Ingredients

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US / Metric
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U.S. Pork Belly
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U.S. Pork Belly
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tbsp
tbsp
Hoisin sauce
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tbsp
tbsp
Hoisin sauce
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tbsp
tbsp
Honey
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tbsp
tbsp
Honey
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tbsp
tbsp
Gula melaka
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tbsp
tbsp
Gula melaka
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ml
ml
Light soy sauce
0.00
ml
ml
Light soy sauce
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tsp
tsp
Smoked paprika powder
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tsp
tsp
Smoked paprika powder
0.00
pinch
pinch
Ground nutmeg
0.00
pinch
pinch
Ground nutmeg
0.00
pinch
pinch
Ground cinnamon
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pinch
pinch
Ground cinnamon
0.00
pinch
pinch
5 spice powder
0.00
pinch
pinch
5 spice powder

Steps

1

Mix garlic, hoisin, honey, gula melaka, soy, salt, paprika, nutmeg, cinnamon and 5 spice powder together to make a thick marinade.
Mix garlic, hoisin, honey, gula melaka, soy, salt, paprika, nutmeg, cinnamon and 5 spice powder together to make a thick marinade.
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2

Place your pork belly pieces into the marinade for 4-12 hours. The longer you marinate your meat, the deeper the flavour.
Place your pork belly pieces into the marinade for 4-12 hours. The longer you marinate your meat, the deeper the flavour.
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3

Remove pork from the marinade and place on a lined baking tray and a rack, if you have one.
Remove pork from the marinade and place on a lined baking tray and a rack, if you have one.
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4

In a pre-heated oven at 190°C, roast pork belly for 30-40 minutes basting with extra marinade every 10 minutes. Remove from rack, slice and serve!
In a pre-heated oven at 190°C, roast pork belly for 30-40 minutes basting with extra marinade every 10 minutes. Remove from rack, slice and serve!
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