BBQ Pork Heaven
 
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A simple dish that all pork lovers will adore. Do taste your marinade as you assemble it. You may find it a little to sweet or sour depending on the make of your ingredients. Use a little more of the ingredients to get a mellow sauce.
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Recipe type: Main Course
Cuisine: BBQ
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Marinade
  • 4 tablespoons of tamarind paste
  • 4 dessertspoons cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger paste or minced fresh ginger
  • 2 crushed or minced garlic cloves
  • 2 dessertspoon runny honey
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil
  • ½ teaspoon chilli powder
Sauce
  • 300 ml cloudy apple juice
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
Meat
  • 800 gr Pork Belly Strips
Instructions
For the Marinade
  1. If your tamarind paste is very thick add 2 tablespoons of water to it.
  2. Mix all the other marinade ingredient into the tamarind paste.
  3. Slather the pork belly strips with the marinade on both sides. Cover and put in the refridgerator for at least two hours or up to 24.
To cook the pork
  1. Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Put the pork belly strips in one layer in an ovenproof dish. Cover with foil and cook for 2.5 hours or until well softened.
  2. Take out of the dish and retain the sauce.
  3. Place the strips on the BBQ and cook on each side until very well coloured. Depending on the heat of your barbeque, this will take about 5 minutes each side.
The Sauce
  1. Add a little water to the cornflour. Add this to the sauce left from the baked pork. Add the apple juice. Heat through until thickened. You may need to add more water if it is very thick. Check seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste.
To Serve
  1. Serve over the pork and eat immediately.
Recipe by Edinburgh Foody at http://www.edinburghfoody.com/2015/08/11/bbq-pork-heaven/