Published: April 22, 2011
Ingredients
Directions
TO PREPARE THE PORK
Rinse pork belly and pat dry with a paper towel. Heat a pot with a bit of vegetable oil. Sear each side of pork belly and add remaining ingredients to pot. Cover with water completely and bring to a boil, then cover and turn off heat. Place pot in oven at 300°F for 4 hours. Remove pork belly from the pot with a slotted spoon and refrigerate for 24 hours or until completely cool and firm. Once firm, cut 1/3-inch slices from the skin side to the meat side in uniform strips and reserve.
TO MAKE THE WATERMELON SALAD:
Toss all ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate.
TO FINISH:
Lay sliced pork belly flat on a sheet pan. Brush the sweet Ponzu sauce on one side of the pork and cook in an oven at 400°F for 5–7 min. Remove from oven. Spoon a tablespoon of blueberry compote on one side of plate and drag spoon across. Place watermelon salad where spoon ended. Place hot pork belly on plate and garnish with a bit of cilantro; drizzle any remaining Ponzu sauce over pork.
