Slow Cooker Pork Belly with Tomatoes and Peppers

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    8hrs 30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1072

Pork belly is slowly braised in a rich tomato sauce packed with a combination of vegetables that's inspired by classic ratatouille. It comes out of the slow cooker rich and juicy, almost falling apart. Serve with mashed potatoes or a crusty loaf of bread.

recipe updated 12 Jun. 2020

Ingredients

  • Onion icon
    Onion
    1
  • Red capsicum icon
    Red capsicum
    1
  • Yellow capsicum icon
    Yellow capsicum
    1
  • Zucchini icon
    Zucchini
    2
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Water icon
    Water
    1 tablespoon
  • Fresh rosemary icon
    Fresh rosemary
    3 sprigs
  • Pork belly icon
    Pork belly
    1.75 kg
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Canned chopped tomatoes icon
    Canned chopped tomatoes
    370 g
  • Red wine icon
    Red wine
    160 ml
  • Cornflour icon
    Cornflour
    1 tablespoon
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Skillet pan
  • kCook icon Large cast iron skillet
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Slow cooker bowl

Step preview

  1. Add olive oil to a clean large cast iron skillet
  2. Heat
  3. Add onion to the large cast iron skillet
  4. Fry until softened - 5 min
  5. Add red capsicum, yellow capsicum, zucchini and garlic clove to the sauce
  6. Fry - 2 min
  7. Add canned chopped tomatoes and red wine to the sauce
  8. Mix
  9. Add cornflour and water to a clean small bowl
  10. Mix with tablespoon until combined
  11. Transfer mixture to sauce
  12. Add fresh rosemary to the sauce
  13. Season with salt & pepper
  14. Cook until just boiling and turn off heat
  15. Transfer half of sauce to slow cooker bowl
  16. Add pork belly to the slow cooker bowl
  17. Transfer the rest of sauce to slow cooker bowl and cover
  18. Cook until softened - 8 hr, high heat
  19. Cut into quarters
  20. Serve
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