Jamaican Slow Braised Pork

Jamaican Slow Braised Pork

PREP TIME

30 minutes

COOK TIME

90 minutes

YIELDS

4

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pkt (17 g) Jamaican Jerk 35g
  • 500 g pork belly, cubed 
  • 1 onion, chopped 
  • 1/2 tbsp brown sugar 
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce 
  • 1/4 cup orange juice 
  • 1/2 lime, juiced

Memories

Like most Caribbean islands, Jamaican foods are derived from many different settlement cultures, including British, Dutch, French, Spanish, East Indian, West African, Portuguese, and Chinese.

The origins of jerk pork can be traced back to the pre-slavery days of the Cormantee hunters of West Africa through the Maroons, who were Jamaican slaves that escaped from the British during the invasion of 1655. It was traditionally cooked in open-ground pits.

Directions

STEP 1

Combine all ingredients except onion in a bowl with 2 tbsp olive oil. marinate 30 min. 

STEP 2

Sauté onion, 5 min. Add marinated pork pieces, sauté 5 min. 

STEP 3

Return remaining marinade and simmer, 90 min.