Maple Mustard and Cider Braised Pork Belly
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Rinse pork belly with cold water and pat dry
  2. Season all sides of pork belly with salt and pepper and set aside.
  3. On the stovetop, melt lard in a large skillet over medium high heat.
  4. When skillet is nice and hot (lightly smoking), sear pork belly on all sides for 1 minute per side.
  5. Remove pork belly from skillet and place in a crock pot set to low heat.
  6. Add hard cider, Paleo Chef Maple Mustard sauce, and thyme to crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours, turning pork belly half way through.
  7. After 6 hours, carefully remove pork belly from crock pot and set aside to cool.
  8. Slice belly how you like and serve with cooking liquid spooned over the top.
  9. Enjoy!
Recipe by Pastured Kitchen at https://www.pasturedkitchen.com/recipes/maple-mustard-and-cider-braised-pork-belly/