Pork belly in Asian marinade - Raymond Blanc OBE

Ingredients

• 1kg Oven-ready pork belly, ribs removed
• 4g Sea salt
• 1 Lemongrass stalk, bruised and halved length-ways
• 2 pinches Freshly ground white pepper
• 3 pinches Chinese five-spice powder
• 15g Garlic, crushed
• 10g Fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped
• 2 Red chillies, de-seeded and finely-chopped
• 400ml Cold water (or 200ml if using a sous-vide)
• Sea salt black pepper, freshly ground to taste
• 1 tsp Soy sauce (optional)
• 1tsp Toasted sesame oil (optional)
• 2 tbsp Rapeseed oil
• 350g Pointed cabbage
• 20g Unsalted butter
• 50ml Water
• 1 pinch Sea salt
• 1 pinch Black pepper, freshly ground