Spiced Belly Pork with Whole Roasted Smoked Garlic

This dish, originally from Teochew in southern China, is pork braised with star anise, cinnamon, Chinese cardamom, angelica root, cloves, galangal and dried paprika chillies with dark soy and rice wine. ‘I like to finish it with a piece of rock sugar to sweeten the dark tones of the dark soy and chilli. The whole idea of smoked garlic going with pork is a good combination, as it provides a unique musk note.’ You can also braise pork knuckle or hock for this recipe.