Ingredients

  • 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 lbs pork belly, cut into strips
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • seasoning
  • 7 fluid ounces dry sherry
  • splash rice wine vinegar
  • 2 oranges, juice of
  • 3 star anise
  • 4 inches gingerroot, peeled and finely grated
  • 1 pinch five-spice powder
  • 2 pints vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon tamari
  • 1 lb soba noodles
  • knob butter
  • handful of fresh flat leaf parsley

Method

  • heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large cast iron pan add the pork and cook over a high heat for 3-5 mins on each side, remove and set aside.
  • Heat the remaining oil, add the onions and cook over a low heat for 5-8 mins, season.
  • Raise the heat and add the sherry, and rice wine vinegar and allow boiling for 5 mins until alcohol evaporates.
  • add the orange juice, star anise,ginger,fivespice,stock and soy and stir well.
  • return the meat to the pan bring to the boil then cover with the lid and put in the oven to cook for 2 1/2.
  • Check occasionally and add a little hot water if looking dry.
  • Remove the meat from the pan with a slotted spoon and cut off any excess fat.
  • Chop into bite sized pieces and return to the pot.
  • Cover with a lid while preparing noodles.
  • Add the noodles to a pan of boiling water and cook for 8-10 mins or until soft.
  • Drain well and transfer to a shallow serving bowl.