I was looking for a side dish that went with the baby back ribs Leen was making. Something simple, tasty and complementary. I found this dish in Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill cookbook. Along with the rice I took along an unbelievably good bottle of Arrowood Syrah, 2002.
BOBBY FLAY”S MESA GRILL BLACK RICE
Ingredients:
1 cup [...]
Ingredients:
-4 to 5 pounds pork belly, cut into portions about 4 1/2 by 3-inches each
-Salt and freshly ground black pepper
-1 large onion, coarsely chopped
-2 carrots, coarsely chopped
-2 ribs celery, coarsely chopped
-4 1/2 cups chicken stock
-4 cups tangerine juice, divided
-1/4 cup light brown sugar
-4 sprigs fresh thyme
-4 whole cloves
-1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
-3/4 cups sugar
-Bitter Greens Salad, [...]
Here’s another pork belly recipe I found. Sounds really good. I will be trying this one.
Ingredients:
-1/2 pork belly (approximately 6 lbs)
Rubbing the belly – day one
-1 tablespoon coriander seed
-1 tablespoon fennel seed
-½ teaspoon cumin seed
-1 clove
-1 allspice
-1 teaspoon pepper corns
Brining the belly – day two
-2 quarts water
-1 ½ cups kosher salt
-1/2 cup sugar
-2 bay leaves
-2 [...]
Here’s a recipe I found and tried recently. I substituted black beans for the black eyed peas and it came out great. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and unlike most pork belly recipes it’s lean, so a lot less guilt!
Ingredients:
-2 lb pork belly(boneless), cut into roughly 1 in x 1in squares. Trim all but about 3/4 [...]
Ok, I’m truly obsessed with pork belly. After just telling someone that I need a break from pork belly, I ended up making it the very next day! I was out shopping for scallops at my local asian supermarket and a recipe started forming in my head for asian spiced pork belly. I tend to [...]
