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Pork Belly Confit with Seared Tenderloin and Candied Bacon

An extraordinarily tender way to serve pork. The long, slow, baking results in melt in your mouth goodness. Simple ingredients well-prepared for a delicious meal.

At a glance
Main Ingredient
Pork
Cuisine Type
American
Menu Part
Entrée
Serves
8
Yield: 8

Ingredients

Confit:
1 whole pork belly, cured in brine and smoked with applewood

Tenderloin:
10 fresh oranges, roughly chopped
10 star anise
2 tbsp. whole black peppercorns
1 cup salt
1 cup sugar
1⁄2 gal. water
4 pork tenderloins

Candied Bacon:
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. ground szechwan peppercorns
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 lb. thinly sliced fresh bacon
Jasmine rice, braised pearl onions, blanched vegetables, and lime gastrique (optional)

Methods/Steps

1. Rinse pork belly and place in hotel pan. Cover tightly with foil; poke hole in top. Bake in 225°F oven for 12 hr.

2. Warm pork through before assembling.

3. Prepare tenderloin: Bring all ingredients except pork to a boil; simmer 2 min. and cool completely. Place pork in brine for 24 hr. Remove; rinse lightly. Slice and sear pork before assembling.

4. Prepare bacon: Combine ingredients and pack bacon in mixture; allow to cure for 24 hr.
5. Gently brush excess cure off bacon. Bake bacon in 300°F. oven until caramelized.

6. To assemble, wrap warmed pork belly with bacon and center on rice; fan slices of tenderloin around belly. Garnish with onions and vegetables; drizzle with gastrique.

Related Terms:

Pork, American, Entrée

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