How to make mincemeat

Get Crackling with Roast Belly

This is easy and amazingly tasty, it does take a while to cook but once its in you can relax and let it cook itself. Serve it as a cheap roast dinner.

Roasted Belly Pork

Long slow cooking for a delicious finish to this meat.

About 1kg joint of belly pork

3 cloves cut into slices

Salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 160C/gas mark 2

1.Place the joint skin side down on a clean work surface and season with salt and pepper lightly.

2.Place the slice of garlic evenly over the meat

3.Take a large piece of foil big enough to cover the meat and down the sides but leaving the skin free of foil. Press the foil snugly around the meat and carefully lift the whole thing up and place a roasting pan with the skin open on the top and the foil is underneath the meat.

4.Salt the top part of the skin lightly to help it crisp up.

5.Place in the oven and roast for 30 minutes at 160C/gas mark 2 then turn the heat down to 150C/gas mark 1 and roast for 2 ½ hours.

To vary:

· Add a sprinkling of rosemary or a pinch of sage with the garlic

· Brush the skin with a good coating of honey before seasoning for a sticky crackling.