Char Siu Pork Belly Burnt Ends

I always like the idea behind many of the slow cooked dishes that seem to proliferate the supermarket shelves these days, but sometimes the execution doesn’t always meet the expectation.

I was intrigued by these pork burnt ends from Asda, which cost £4.95.

Char Siu Pork Belly Burnt Ends

Pork belly bites marinated in aromatic Chinese 5 spice, slow cooked for 3 and a half hours for mouthwatering tenderness, finished with sticky honey and soy sauce.

They were easy to cook. I used half with some stir fried vegetables and the rest I put in bao buns.

I quite liked them, and they were quite tasty.

One of the reasons I sometimes buy this kind of thing, is to then try and replicate the dish from scratch. I’ve yet to do that.

Nachos

Nachos

These are a regular dish at home and enjoyed by everyone in the family.

We use the kits from most supermarkets, which contain a bag of tortilla chips, and usually two sachets of salsa.. To this I usually add some grated cheese before heating in the oven for five or six minutes.

I serve them with guacamole and sour cream. Sometimes I will add the fajita mix to mine.

I do now check the ingredient list as, for example, the Asda kit contains gluten as it had Barley Malt Extract used in the salsa..