Name: Air fryer pork belly with apple sauce and slaw
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Granny Smith apples; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 2 tsp sea-salt flakes; 2 tsp dried chilli flakes; 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1kg piece boneless pork belly, rind scored; 2 tsp fine sea salt; 2 Tbsp maple syrup; 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar; Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season; Honey mustard slaw; 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp wholegrain mustard; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil; ¼ red cabbage, shredded; ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

Air fryer pork belly with apple sauce and slaw

Give your fave recipe an air-fryer revamp!

Serves 4

Prep

30M

Cook

1H 15M

Total

1H 45M

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Give your pork belly a sweet ‘n’ spicy rub, air fry it into crispy-skinned succulence, then serve it up with homemade apple sauce and honey mustard slaw. Yum!

Ingredients

4 Granny Smith apples

2 tsp fennel seeds

2 tsp sea-salt flakes

2 tsp dried chilli flakes

2 tsp finely grated lemon rind

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1kg piece boneless pork belly, rind scored

2 tsp fine sea salt

2 Tbsp maple syrup

1 Tbsp white wine vinegar

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

Honey mustard slaw

2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

1 Tbsp honey

1 Tbsp wholegrain mustard

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

¼ red cabbage, shredded

¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

Method

Preheat a 7-litre air fryer to 140°C for 3 minutes.

Thinly slice 1 apple, arrange the slices in air fryer and cook for 20-25 minutes, turning halfway through cooking, until crisp and curled. Set aside.

Reset air fryer to 200°C. Put fennel seeds, salt flakes and chilli flakes in a mortar and pestle, and crush lightly. Add lemon rind, garlic and oil, then pound to combine. Pat pork belly rind dry with paper towel. Rub fennel mixture all over pork flesh (not rind). Rub fine salt into skin.

Quarter remaining apples and put in base of air fryer. Place pork, skin-side up, on apples in the air fryer basket. Cook for 25 minutes, until skin crackles. Remove apples and set aside.

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Sarah Murphy

Sarah began her career in the Australian food media industry 14 years ago. She is now the Food Editor for Better Homes and Gardens, Woman’s Day and Take 5 and loves creating clever and achievable recipes for readers (that will still impress too!)

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