Blythburgh Pork Belly, with home made stuffing , fresh peas and glazed onions. Sunday July 22nd 2012

Lovely day yesterday at the Essex Food Festival, with a detour on the way home to The Food Company just outside Colchester, where I picked up some Blythburgh Pork Belly strips and some charming little Italian onions perfect for glazing.

I usually buy pork belly as a piece, but these were really well priced, and by carefully stuffing them and tying them together they still slow roasted perfectly. The little onions I boiled until tender, then roasted around the pork with a glaze of spiced apple jelly from last years preserving.