MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Crispy Pork Belly with Lentils And Baby Beets Categories: Pork, Beans, Vegetables Yield: 10 Servings 1 3/16 kg Pork belly 60 ml Olive oil 30 g Sea salt flakes 500 ml Water 125 ml Malt vinegar 1/2 c Brown sugar 400 g Baby beetroot; peel/trim 1 tb Olive oil; extra 1 cl Garlic; sliced 800 g Lentils; drain/rinse 1 tb Vinegar or red wine 125 ml Chicken stock 1 tb Thyme leaves Sea salt Black pepper; cracked Preheat oven to 180 C. Rub the pork skin with oil & salt, place skin-side down in a baking dish & roast for 1 hour. Turn & roast for another hour or until skin is golden & crunchy. Set aside & keep warm. Meanwhile, place the water, vinegar, sugar & bergamots in a saucepan over high heat, cover with a tight-fitting lid & bring to the boil. Cook for 30-35 minutes or until beets are tender & the liquid is thick & syrupy. Heat a pan over high heat. Add the extra oil & garlic & cook 1-2 minutes. Add the lentils, vinegar, stock, thyme, salt & pepper & cook for 3-4 minutes or until thickened. Serve pork with lentils & beets. By: DONNA HAY From: SUNDAY MAIL, 29 AUGUST 2010 Typed by: KEVIN JCJD SYMONS MMMMM