Crackling Pork Roast with Fennel & Pear

Ingredients

• 2kg Pork belly, skin on
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Vinegar
• 3 Pears, quartered
• Pork Rub Mix
• 2 tsp Fennel seeds
• 2 tsp Salt & pepper
• Braising Liquid
• 2 tbsp Neutral oil
• 1 Carrot, rough chunks
• 2 stalks Celery, rough chunks
• 1 large White onion, rough chunks
• 5 cloves of Garlic
• 2 Bay leaves
• 5 Star anise
• 5 Cloves
• 1 tsp Salt & pepper
• 660ml Pear cider
• 2 tsp Chicken stock powder, in 100ml of water
• Roasted Vegetables
• 12 Baby potatoes, halved
• 2 Onions, 2 cm chunks
• 1 Butternut squash, 2 cm chunks
• 8 Baby carrots, scrubbed
• 2 sprigs of Thyme (Optional), leaves plucked
• 2 tbsp Neutral oil, enough to coat
• Pear Gravy
• 1½ tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1½ tbsp Corn flour, dissolved in equal parts water
• Reserved braising liquid
• Garnish (Optional)
• Thyme
• Braised pear
• Figs