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Melissa Thompson

Melissa Thompson’s recipe for pimento pork belly with vegetable rice

Melissa Thompson’s pimento pork belly with vegetable rice
Melissa Thompson’s pimento pork belly with vegetable rice. Photograph: Matt Russell/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Kitty Coles. Food assistant: El Kemp.

This dish is rooted in Jamaican stewed pork, but I’ve ratcheted up the pimento (or allspice) so it really sings. Fragrant and multi-layered, the spicing pairs brilliantly with pork belly, while the green seasoning – a paste made with herbs, aromatics and alliums that’s common across the Caribbean – adds great flavour. The rice is tasty and convenient; frozen mixed veg work well in it, too, as do other vegetables such as pumpkin or squash, green beans and peppers.

Pimento pork belly with vegetable rice

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