Crispy Roasted pork belly, homemade sweet chili sauce, all on a perfect baguette which was ideally homemade as well.

INGREDIENTS:

3 Pepper Crispy Pork Belly:

• 2-3lb (907g) pork belly with skin on

• 2 tablespoons (17g) vegetable oil

• salt to taste

• 1tbsp (9g) black peppercorn, blended

• 1 tbsp (3g) Sichuan peppercorn, blended

• 1 tbsp (10g) white peppercorn, blended

Pickle Medley:

• 3 whole carrots, julienned

• 1 daikon, julienned

• 1 cup (240ml) rice vinegar

• 1 cup (240ml) water

• 2 tablespoons (28g) granulated sugar

• 1 tablespoon (10g) salt

• 1 tablespoon (5g) coriander seeds

• 2 pieces lime zest

Sweet Chili Sauce:

• 3/4 cup (151g) sugar

• 1/4 cup (63g) sambal oelek

• 1 cup (211g) rice vinegar

• 1/4 cup (60ml) water

• 2 tablespoons (20g) fish sauce

• 8 cloves garlic, rough chopped

• 2 kaffir lime leaves

• 1 tablespoon (8g) corn starch

Banh Mi:

• 4 baguettes

• fresh cucumber sliced into

• 5 red fresno chilies sliced thinly

• pickle medley

• mayo for spreading

• sweet chili sauce for serving

• fresh cilantro leaves for serving

INSTRUCTIONS:

3 Pepper Crispy Pork Belly:

1. Preheat oven to 300F

2. Place pork belly on a wire rack, season it with salt on both sides, and let it sit uncovered in your fridge overnight.

3. In a blender, place the peppercorns, and blend until you get a powder. Season the pork belly on the underside and not the skin. Place the pork belly in some foil and wrap just the bottom leaving a border around the edges with the skin exposed.

4. Rub a thin veneer of vegetable oil on the skin and season the skin generously with kosher salt. Place in the oven for 2.5 hours, check halfway to ensure the foil is still snug. (tight the foil if necessary)

5. Increase oven temperature to 500F (or 475F). Place on a wire rack, set over a lined baking sheet, and place in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes.

6. Once ready, take it out and let it sit for five minutes. Using a serrated knife, slice the belly, about ½ inch thick.

Pickle Medley:

1. Place carrots in a quart container. Place daikon in a pint container.

2. In a small pot, add rice vinegar, water, sugar, salt, coriander seeds, and lime zest; bring it to a boil and immediately remove from the heat and strain that hot liquid over your vegetables to submerge them. Let them sit until they reach room temperature.

Sweet Chili Sauce:

1. In a saucepot add sugar, sambal oelek, rice vinegar, water, and fish sauce, whisk; then turn the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, let it reduce for five minutes.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together corn starch and a splash of water to make a slurry, pour that into your sweet chili sauce, reduce the heat to low, let that simmer while you stir until thickened. Cut the heat, then add garlic and the kaffir lime bruised.

Banh Mi:

1. Cut your baguettes into a 12” inch segment; then wrap them in foil and place them into a warm oven for 5 - 10 minutes. Next, cut your bread, so one side is connected.

2. Generously mayo the inside lay down as much pork belly as you desire, shingle on your fresh sliced cucumber, followed by a stack of pickled vegetables, sliced spicy peppers of choice, and finally some fresh cilantro.