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| 1 | +Braised Pork Belly |
| 2 | +======== |
| 3 | +Pork belly can be intimidating, but the reward is melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness! The crispy pork belly, creamy avocado, and crunchy onions are a perfect blend of textures in this taco. DO try this at home :) |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Ingredients |
| 6 | +### For the Rub |
| 7 | +* 1/4 cup Brown Sugar |
| 8 | +* 1 tablespoon Fennel (toasted and ground) |
| 9 | +* 2 tablespoons Salt |
| 10 | +* 3 sprigs of Rosemary (finely chopped) |
| 11 | +* 1 tablespoon crushed Red Pepper Flakes |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +### For the Braise |
| 14 | +* 1 pound of skinless Pork Belly |
| 15 | +* 1 Carrot (peeled) |
| 16 | +* 2 stalks of Celery |
| 17 | +* 1/2 Red Onion |
| 18 | +* 1 Fennel Stalk |
| 19 | +* 1 tablespoon Fennel Seeds |
| 20 | +* 1 bottle Beer |
| 21 | +* Extra Virgin Olive Oil |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +## Cooking Directions |
| 24 | +* Preheat oven to 350 F |
| 25 | +* Combine rub ingredients |
| 26 | +* Without slicing the pork belly the whole way through, score the fat of the pork belly in a 1-inch grid pattern |
| 27 | +* Massage the rub into pork belly |
| 28 | +* Chop vegetables into 1/2 inch pieces |
| 29 | +* Heat a large dutch oven over medium high-heat with a few tablespoons of olive oil |
| 30 | +* Sear the pork, fat side down, until golden brown and crispy |
| 31 | +* Flip pork and add the carrots, celery, red onion, fennel, fennel seeds, beer and season with salt |
| 32 | +* Bring to a boil |
| 33 | +* Transfer meat to the preheated oven and cook, uncovered, for 1.5 to 2 hours |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +##Build the Taco |
| 36 | +* Once the pork belly has finished cooking, slice into 1/4 inch thick slabs - use 2 slices per taco, or more if desired |
| 37 | +* Add green tomatillo salsa, fresh avocado, and onions and cilantro to garnish |
| 38 | +* Best in corn tortillas, but flour or wheat tortillas are also acceptible |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +##Chow down! |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +Pork belly recipe adapted from [Mario Batali](http://abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/braised-pork-belly-mario-battali) |
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