
Pork Belly
1 pound pork belly
1 pound salt
1 pound sugar
1 bunch rosemary
In a food processor, combine salt, sugar, and rosemary until the rosemary is evenly distributed. Coat pork belly well with the salt-sugar-rosemary mixture and cure for 24 hours. Steam pork belly for one hour, and then chill overnight.
1/2 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorn
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1/2 teaspoon star anise
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup dried red chilies
1 cup canola oil
Toast dried spices on a pan in the oven at 350 degrees until golden brown. Combine spices and remaining ingredients in a blender Chill Mix 1/2 cup of the chilled, completed oil , 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar and 1/4 cup soy sauce. Combine ingredients to make a dressing.
24 slices of cucumber
24 sprigs of cilantro
24 slices of scallion
To assemble, thinly slice the pork belly, preferably on a slicer Evenly. Distribute sliced pork on 8 plates. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of the dressing on each plate. Garnish each plate with 3 pieces of cucumber, 3 pieces of scallion and 3 pieces of cilantro.