Slow-cooked barbecue pork belly recipe | delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• 3kg free-range British pork belly with rib bones attached
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 600ml dry cider
• Burger buns to serve
• For the rub
• 20g mustard powder
• 10g paprika
• 4 cloves, crushed
• 2 star anise, crushed
• 20g soft dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• For the barbecue sauce
• 300ml ketchup
• 400ml cider vinegar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp molasses or black treacle
• 2 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 100ml Worcestershire sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 whole cloves