Braised Pork Belly with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Season pork belly with salt and pepper.
  3. Sauté on medium heat until golden brown. Remove from heat.
  4. In a bowl, whisk beer, Dijon mustard, honey, paprika, lemon zest and lemon juice.
  5. Place pork belly in a pan and cover with marinade. Cover pan with aluminum foil and place in oven.
  6. Cook in oven covered for 1 ½ hours. Remove aluminum foil and continue cooking until top is nice and crispy.

Ingredients

  • (1) 16 oz. Smithfield® Pork Belly
  • 1 bottle beer, blonde
  • 2 tbsp. mustard, dijon
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 1 tsp. paprika, smoked
  • 1/2 lemon(s), zested
  • 1/2 lemon(s), juiced
  • salt and pepper, to taste