Yesterday I trimmed my pork belly to make it more square and I was left with a large hunk of meat, that was about 80% fat.

This was inspired by the the documentary Sandwiches That You Will Like which was saved to the DVR solely for its name. And, indeed, Clark and I were dying from the like of the sandwiches we saw on our screen. It's about an hour of watching people cook meat in dozens of different ways and then place them on countless types of bread. It's totally worth a viewing.

I felt inspired to use my pork belly piece for something. After reading I learned that I would need to cook the meat for at least four hours. Sheesh! I found an awesome recipe for a pork belly sandwich that would be exactly what I was looking for, something flavorful and a little exotic.

So I cooked and cooked and cooked and my whole house smelled like spices. I put my Braised meat in the fridge overnight because I was ready for bed by the time it was tender enough to use. The next day at lunch time I took out my meat and sliced it into little pieces. As, expected I ended up with about 80% of my cuts as pure fat.



I tried a little piece of fat just to check. It tasted good, but I realized that I would probably die if I ate a whole sandwich of them. So, I switched to plan B; I had just enough meaty slices to serve as a pizza topping.



I used my favorite olive oil flat-bread recipe for the crust. It was a happy accident that I switched to pizza because the taste of the meat is so strong that it should probably be limited to small quantities. Still, it's a mighty fine lunch.

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posted by Alison 6/29/2009 10:56:00 AM : (0) comments : splink