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Get Started - 100% free to try - join in 30 secondsThe lovely thick layer of fat on this particular cut keeps the meat really moist as it roasts, and also gives you an incredible even layer of delicious crackling. Belly is a very underrated cut in the UK, but it is becoming a favourite on gastropub menus, and rightly so. If you're worried about scoring the crackling yourself, ask your butcher to do it for you, that's what he's there for.
1.5kg pork belly
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 red onions, halved
2 carrots, peeled and halved lengthways
2 sticks of celery, halved
1 bulb of garlic, skin on, broken into cloves
A small bunch of fresh thyme, leaves picked
600ml water or vegetable stock
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