Author Topic: What to do with leftover belly pork (Read 2954 times)

ScotsGirl · « **on:** August 21, 2014, 09:06:42 pm »

Just cooked a piece of belly and got loads left as only me eating it. What do you guys do with it for a second meal? Any suggestions grateful received.

langfauld easycare · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2014, 10:40:08 pm »

cant help with second meal but i was never keen on belly but i started getting it cut into strips and covering them with chinese powder done in the oven they are to die for

. my kids cheer if i say i am making them . really messy but worth it

hughesy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2014, 07:32:22 am »

I'll second that. Chinese glazed belly is awesome. Why not dice it up and use it in a pasta dish or suchlike?

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2014, 09:20:22 am »

Yes, dice and use in other dishes. With a touch of molasses or black treacle, loads of onions and some haricot beans it makes Boston Baked Beans

Dice, cook long and slow so all the fat leaves, yummy on salads, soups, etc.

I'm going to try the Chinese glaze myself next time, sounds delish

Olly398 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2014, 11:41:58 am »

I'll second boston baked beans. Also... hash! A few boiled potatoes, some sauteed onion, herbs, salt and pepper, a tomato or two if you feel like it, all in the frying pan with the chopped up pork.

Fried egg on top for hash royale!

HappyHippy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2014, 01:26:18 pm »

Second the shout for marinated belly strips

Also not for second meal but whole pieces can be defrosted and cured easily at home to make streaky bacon

ScotsGirl · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2014, 01:49:16 pm »

Now I'm hungry! Will give those ideas a go. Should have done the bacon, didn't think about it.

cloddopper · « **Reply #7 on:** September 04, 2014, 01:02:00 am »

Home made lightly curried heinz baked beans with a twist of ground black pepper and once inch cubes of belly pork put in the beans once you have seal fried and boiled them so they are almost falling apart with lightly buttered soft dark kale as a veg .. slurp !