Dec
28

3 Day Pork Belly with Onion Marmalade

Pork belly is my thing, well it has been since I first tried it a couple of years ago in Dallas. But even before that I’d become obsessed with trying it. You can blame Richard Blais who made it so often on Top Chef that I just had to try it. Talking about Top Chef, [...]

Nov
14

Chile Rubbed Short Ribs from Bobby Flay

This was another Bobby Flay item I made for my party recently. This too was quite popular with my guests. It’s a recipe that’s been on the Mesa Grill menu. I did make some modifications to the recipe which I’ll include at the end so you can see the recipe as it’s supposed to be [...]

Jan
04

Emeril Lagasse’s Tangerine Glazed Pork Belly

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 [...]

Jan
04

Braised Pork Belly

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 [...]

Jan
04

Pork Belly Ragout

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 [...]