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Agave-Glazed Pork Belly with Grilled Pineapple Recipe

Agave-Glazed Pork Belly with Grilled Pineapple Recipe

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Agave-Glazed Pork Belly with Grilled Pineapple

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Nutrition

1921

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 4- lb pork belly (with or without rib bones)
4 tsp kosher salt plus more
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper plus more
6 poblano chiles, stemmed, coarsely chopped
3 habanero chiles, stemmed, sliced into 1/4 rounds
3 serrano chiles, stemmed, chopped
1 cup agave syrup ( nectar), divided
vegetable oil
1 ripe pineapple (about 3 1/2 lb), peeled, cored, cut into 1/2 rounds
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 250°F. Season pork belly all over with 4 teaspoons salt and 2 teaspoons pepper.
Place chiles in a large roasting pan. Place pork belly, skin side down, on top of chiles; drizzle with 1/2 cup agave. Pour remaining 1/2 cup agave and 2 cups water into pan. Cover pan tightly with lid or two layers of foil.
Transfer to oven and cook pork for 3 hours, basting with pan juices every hour. Turn pork over. Cook until very tender, about 4 more hours.
Transfer pork to another roasting pan (if bone-in, remove and discard bones). Strain liquid from first roasting pan into a saucepan (there should be about 5 1/2 cups); reserve chiles. Gently boil juices until reduced to about 1 1/4 cups, 4550 minutes; add reserved chiles. Remove pan from heat. Let glaze cool; chill.
Meanwhile, cover pork with parchment or waxed paper. Top with a large plate. Place weights, such as large canned goods, on top. Chill overnight.
Reheat glaze. Build a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill, or heat a gas grill to high. Brush grill rack with oil. Grill pineapple until nicely charred, 23 minutes per side; place on plates.
Let grill cool to medium heat. Slice pork belly into 1 -thick pieces. Grill until warmed and crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Brush pork with some of the glaze from chile sauce.
To serve, place 2 or 3 pineapple slices on each plate; spoon glaze over, then top with pork belly. Drizzle with vinegar.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1921.41 Kcal (8045 kJ)
Calories from fat	1492.16 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	165.8g	255%
Cholesterol	252.73mg	84%
Sodium	1514.37mg	63%
Potassium	899.13mg	19%
Total Carbs	71.68g	24%
Sugars	61.98g	248%
Dietary Fiber	2.84g	11%
Protein	35.94g	72%
Vitamin C	25.8mg	43%
Iron	3.6mg	20%
Calcium	61.2mg	6%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	307.4 Kcal (1287 kJ)
Calories from fat	238.73 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	26.53g	255%
Cholesterol	40.43mg	84%
Sodium	242.28mg	63%
Potassium	143.85mg	19%
Total Carbs	11.47g	24%
Sugars	9.92g	248%
Dietary Fiber	0.45g	11%
Protein	5.75g	72%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	43%
Iron	0.6mg	20%
Calcium	9.8mg	6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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