Braised Pork Belly with Chef Jordan Lloyd of the Bartlett Pear Inn

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium content while maintaining flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

rice wine

🥗Healthier: sake

💰Cheaper: white wine

Sake provides a similar flavor profile.

pork belly

🥗Healthier: pork shoulder

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Pork shoulder is leaner and more affordable.

Roast spinach straight from the garden.

Prepare potatoes by pan-frying them and then putting them in the oven.

Use fresh or smoked pork belly.

Cover pork belly with store-bought stock and roast in the oven for about three hours until tender.

Cut the pork belly into pieces for serving.

Sauté onions in clarified butter or oil, then add spinach and cook until barely wilted, seasoning with salt.

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