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Phil Vickery’S Pot Roast Pork Belly With Bramley Apples And Celery

Name: Phil Vickery’S Pot Roast Pork Belly With Bramley Apples And Celery
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 2/3 pounds pork belly, in 1 piece, rind removed; 2 tablespoons oil any will do; 1 glass pork stock strong; 1 glass cider; 2 onions large, VERY finely chopped; 6 cloves garlic again chopped; 3 sage leaves; 4 sticks celery finely chopped; 3 Bramley apples large, 550g, peeled, cored and finely chopped; 3 1/2 ounces chorizo or any spicy sausage, chopped roughly, optional

Phil Vickery’S Pot Roast Pork Belly With Bramley Apples And Celery reads umami 8.6, richness 7.4 and sourness 4.8 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a British main, about 2 hr 20 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 9.1 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 5.8 / 10
Sour & Bright — 4.8 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 2.5 / 10
Rich & Fat — 7.4 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 4.3 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 8.6 · Richness 7.4 · Sourness 4.8 · Fruity 4.5 · Sweetness 4.3 · Allium 4.0 · Salinity 2.7 · Heat 2.1 · Smoke 2.1 · Funk & Ferment 1.9 · Herbaceous 1.5 · Earthy 1.4 · Warm Spice 1.0 · Bitterness 1.0 · Floral 0.5

What's in it (10)

1 2/3 pounds pork belly, in 1 piece, rind removed
2 tablespoons oil any will do
1 glass pork stock strong
1 glass cider
2 onions large, VERY finely chopped
6 cloves garlic again chopped
3 sage leaves
4 sticks celery finely chopped
3 Bramley apples large, 550g, peeled, cored and finely chopped
3 1/2 ounces chorizo or any spicy sausage, chopped roughly, optional

Time & effort: about 2 hr 20 min (20 min active) · effort: involved

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 264 kcal, 4.8 g protein, 23.9 g fat, 6.8 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (9 steps)

Set the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
Season the belly pork well with salt and pepper
Heat the oil in a deep pan and add the chopped chorizo if using and melt slightly
Next add the belly pork and brown well on both sides
Remove carefully from the pan, leave in the chorizo
Add all the veg, Bramley apples, sage and top with the pork, then add the cider and stock
Bring to a boil, and place a lid on the top
Cook in the oven for 1 hour 30-45 minutes or until soft and well cooked, do not overcook!
Gently mash the gravy and juices from the pan and thicken slightly. Serve with the pork.

Dishes with a similar flavor shape

Chorizo A La Sidra Recipe — Spanish
Skillet Pork Chops with Apples and Onions — American
Cajun Meatloaf with Tomato Gravy — Cajun/Creole · Cajun
Sunday Pot Roast with Carrots and Potatoes — American
Martin'S Minestrone — Italian

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.