MIN’S SPICY BARBECUE PORK BELLY WITH BROCCOLI & KŪMARA
Chef recipe
Serves
4Ingredients
| BULGOGI SAUCE | |
| 100ml tamari soy sauce | |
| 20ml Korean cooking wine (mirim) or mirin | |
| 80g sugar | |
| 1 tablespoon sesame oil | |
| 1 teaspoon crushed garlic | |
| SPICY SAUCE | |
| 300g gochujang (Korean chilli paste) | |
| 100g sugar | |
| 150ml lemonade | |
| 1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce | |
| 2 tablespoons tomato sauce | |
| 2 tablespoons olive oil | |
| FOR THE SEEDS, BROCCOLI & KŪMARA | |
| 50g sunflower seeds | |
| 50g linseeds | |
| 2 heads broccoli, cut into small florets | |
| 2 tablespoons salt, plus 1 teaspoon extra | |
| 2 large kūmara, peeled, cut into 4cm slices | |
| 50ml olive oil | |
| FOR THE PORK | |
| 1kg pork belly (skin off), cut into 0.5cm slices | |
| 2 tablespoons canola oil | |
| 1 teaspoon salt pea tendrils/shoots to garnish (optional) |
The two sauces need to be made at least 6 hours in advance of cooking.
Instructions
| 1. | BULGOGI SAUCE |
| 2. | Mix the ingredients with 80ml water and put in the fridge for at least 6 hours. |
| 3. | SPICY SAUCE |
| 4. | Mix the ingredients together and divide between 2 bowls (one for grilling, one for serving) |
| 5. | Leave in the fridge for at least 6 hours. |
| 6. | FOR THE SEEDS, BROCCOLI & KŪMAR |
| 7. | Preheat the oven to 180℃. |
| 8. | Put the sunflower seeds on a baking tray and roast for 5 minutes, then stir the seeds and roast for 5 minutes more. |
| 9. | Add the linseeds and roast for another 3 minutes, then remove from the oven to cool. |
| 10. | Season with flaky sea salt. Meanwhile, bring 3 litres of water to the boil and prepare a big bowl of iced water. |
| 11. | Once the water is boiling, add the 2 tablespoons salt and blanch the broccoli for 1 minute, then drain and put into the iced water until cool. |
| 12. | Remove and drain. |
| 13. | Toss the kūmara with the oil and the extra 1 teaspoon salt. |
| 14. | Preheat a charcoal barbecue to medium-high heat, add the kūmara and broccoli and grill for about 2-3 minutes each side or until tender. |
| 15. | FOR THE PORK & TO SERVE |
| 16. | Rub the pork belly slices with the oil and salt then cook on a charcoal barbecue preheated to medium-high for 2-3 minutes. |
| 17. | Turn the slices over and cook for 2-3 minutes more, then turn again and cook for another 2 minutes on high heat. |
| 18. | Remove the pork slices from the barbecue and dip into one of the spicy sauce bowls, then return to the barbecue and grill the slices for another 30 seconds – be careful not to burn them. |
| 19. | To serve, divide the pork, broccoli and kūmara among plates. |
| 20. | Drizzle the broccoli and kūmara with the bulgogi sauce and drizzle the pork with the spicy sauce from the second bowl. |
| 21. | Sprinkle the seeds over the meat and serve, garnished with pea tendrils or shoots if desired. |
Photography John Griggs

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