Spice Brined Pork Belly | AFFINITY GROUP

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pork belly
• 1 qt white wine
• ½ cup soy sauce
• 2 French shallots, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp avocado oil
• 2 star anise pods
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
• 1 tbsp roasted garlic concentrate
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 knob of fresh ginger, sliced
• 1 qt demi-glace (store-bought or homemade)
• 2 cups white wine
• 1 cup spiced brine (reserved from the pork belly brine)
• 1 celery stalk, roughly chopped
• 1 French shallot, halved
• 1 carrot chopped
• 4 Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 tsp roasted garlic concentrate
• Butter, to taste
• Heavy cream, to taste
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• (Alternative) time and labor-saving opportunity
• 1 bunch broccolini, trimmed
• 1 lemon (zest and juice)
• ½ tsp chili flakes
• 2 tbsp olive oil