This Filipino recipe for pork and kabocha squash is from the Cooking Hawaiian Style TV show on OC16. Be sure to catch Ron’s episode on Cooking Hawaiian Style.
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Chef Ron De Guzman’s Pork & Squash
This Filipino recipe for pork and kabocha squash is from the Cooking Hawaiian Style TV show on OC16. Be sure to catch Ron's episode on Cooking Hawaiian Style.
Equipment
- Microwave Oven
- Pan
- Refrigerator
- Vitamix Blender
- Sauce Pot
- Cup
- Plate
Ingredients
Crispy Pork Belly
- 1 lb. Pork Belly
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 1 tablespoon Black Peppercorn
- 3 Bay Leaves
- 2 tablespoons Salt
Kabocha Puree
- 1/2 Kabocha squash seeds removed
- Marscapone cheese to taste
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon Butter
Balsamic Reduction
- 2 cups balsamic vinegar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
Instructions
Pork and Squash
- Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
- Add all ingredients to a pan, cover pork belly with water ¾ of the way.
- Cook until pork is fork tender.
- Remove from pan and cover with parchment paper and cool in refrigerator over night.
- When ready to serve, cut to desired size and fry until crispy brown.
Kabocha Puree
- Preheat oven 350 degrees.
- Cut Kabocha in half, remove seeds.
- In a pan, add Kabocha and 1cup water.
- Cover with foil and bake until tender.
- Remove pulp and add to a vitamix blender, add cheese, salt and butter and blend to a smooth consistency.
- Reserve until ready to use.
Balsamic Reduction
- Add all ingredients to a sauce pot and reduce to a syrup like consistency.
- Cool and reserve until ready to use.
Assembly
- When ready to serve, drizzle balsamic reduction on the plate spoon about 1 cup of the kabocha puree on the plate.
- Place a piece of pork belly on the kabocha puree and garnish with additional balsamic reduction or your favorite grilled vegetables.
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