Roundwood Pig Stuffed Pork

Following the success of the pork ribs we purchased from the Roundwood Orchard Pig Farm stall at West Hampstead Farmers Market we decided to pick something up for Sunday lunch. We went for a rolled pork belly filled with a sage and onion stuffing and a huge red cabbage from the veg stall.

The pork was easy to cook - just wrap in foil and pop in the oven for 45 minutes, we had to put it in for a bit longer than recommended though as it came out pink in the middle even though the juices ran clear. The meat was good but a little bit too fatty but there was more to the nature of the meat than the quality of it. Next time I would make the effort and make proper crackling but we were too hungry to wait any longer.

For the red cabbage I followed a recipe from the Canteen cookbook, it was slow cooked on the hob with raisins, orange and spices such as all spice and cloves. Mat was a fan but for me it was too much like a huge pot of mulled wine flavoured vegetables, which was a shame as there was lots of it.