Italian Recipe Collection

main course meat

Pork Belly Strips in Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

For the sauce:

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C / Gas Mark 6).
  2. Ensure the pork belly strips are completely dry by patting them thoroughly with paper towels.
  3. Rub each strip all over with olive oil and season generously with freshly milled black pepper (omit salt, as the soy sauce provides enough salinity).
  4. Place the strips into a roasting tin, tuck the chopped onion around them, and drizzle with a few additional drops of olive oil.
  5. Position the tin on the top shelf of the oven and roast for 30 minutes. In the meantime, prepare the barbecue sauce by whisking all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl until fully combined.
  6. After the pork has roasted for 30 minutes, carefully drain off any excess fat from the roasting tin. Pour the barbecue sauce evenly over the pork strips and return to the oven for an additional 25 minutes, basting frequently.