Pork Belly, Sea Salt And Szechuan Pepper - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    800 g pork belly, skin scored
    3 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
    1 piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
    150 ml soy sauce
    100 ml shaoxing rice wine or 100 ml dry sherry
    2 brown onions
    2 tablespoons szechwan pepper
    1 tablespoon sea salt
    1 lemon, cut into quarters
Preparation
    Place the pork, garlic, ginger, soy and wine in a bowl, cover and place in fridge to marinate for about six hours or overnight. If possible, turn the pork over a few times.
    Preheat oven to 200\u00b0C.
    Cut the unpeeled onions in half and place on a baking tray skin side up.
    Place pork on top skin side up and bake in the oven for an hour or until cooked through and a deep golden brown.
    Rest 30 minutes.
    Meanwhile, dry-fry or place the szechuan pepper in the oven for two minutes to release aroma.
    Then grind to a fine powder with the sea salt in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle. Place in a dish. Serve slices of pork with lemon and szechuan salt and pepper.

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