A delicious. Year

November 2001 - Launch Issue - Crispy Pork Belly with Spiced Lentils

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1 kg fresh pork belly on the bone
1 tbsp Maldon sea salt
1 tbsp honey
2 star anise
5 juniper berries
4 cloves
12 whole black peppercorns
45 g butter
1 onion, diced
5 garlic cloves, crushed
1 carrot, diced
2 tbsp red-wine vinegar
100 ml white wine
3 fresh bay leaves, 2 sprigs fresh thyme and parsley stems tied with kitchen twine (bouquet garni)
2 tbsp olive oil
5 garlic cloves, crushed
1 celery stick, sliced
2 small red chillies, deseeded (I left the seeds in one of them)
4 curry leaves
2 cinnamon sticks
250 g green lentils (I used "French-style" lentils)
Zest of 1 orange
400 ml chicken stock