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Soy & Coffee Braised Pork Belly

5 hr 30 min
30 min prep
5 hr cook

Serves 12

Unsaved Soy & Coffee Braised Pork Belly

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups Pure cane sugar
  • 2 cups Water
  • 3 tbsp Limes, juiced
  • 4 lb Natural Pork belly
  • 2 tsp Whole anise seeds
  • 1/2 cup Balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Whole cloves
  • 1/2 cup Pure honey
  • 2 cups Soy sauce
  • 1 cup Whole bean coffee, do not grind the beans, leave whole for this dish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300ºF. Place pork belly, soy sauce, water, honey, cloves, anise seeds, and coffee beans in 12" lidded sauté pan over medium heat.
  2. Bring sauce to a simmer. Turn off heat, cover, and place pan into oven. Cook for about 2 1/2 hours.
  3. Carefully remove pan from oven, remove lid away from self to avoid trapped steam. Gently remove pork with tongs and place on a plate. Cover plate loosely with plastic and chill pork for 2 hours. Strain sauce into sauce pan and set aside.
  4. To sauce add sugar, lime juice, and balsamic vinegar. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. Continue cooking until reduced by one half. When pork is chilled and firm, cut into 1 1/2" squares.
  5. Remove any excess cloves, anise seeds, or coffee beans from surface of pork. Place non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cooking only 4 to 6 pieces at a time, place pork fat side down and cook 2 to 3 minutes per side or until deep golden brown and crisp.
  6. Serve one square of pork over the sweet and salty coffee soy glaze.

Nutrition

34gCarbs
24gFat
30gProtein

Nutrition Facts

12 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories470
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 24g
    • 37%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 8g
    • 40%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 95mg
    • 32%
  • Sodium
    • 870mg
    • 36%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 34g
    • 11%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 0g
  • Sugars
    • 32g
  • Protein
    • 30g
  • Vitamin C
    • 2%
  • Calcium
    • 2%
  • Iron
    • 4%
  • Vitamin A
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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