Pork Belly with Soba Noodles

Skin-Off Pork Belly with Ginger & Lime Balsamic – A Restaurant Favourite Made Easy

At Pomodoras Restaurant, our skin-off pork belly was one of those dishes customers kept coming back for — rich, tender, melt-in-your-mouth meat, perfectly balanced with a sticky, zesty glaze.

Now you can bring that same restaurant-quality pork belly to your home kitchen using Pomodoras Ginger & Lime Balsamic Dressing, a secret weapon that adds depth and zing with zero fuss.

Whether you’re hosting Sunday lunch, planning a special dinner, or just want to impress someone (even yourself), this skin-off pork belly recipe delivers every time.


Why Cook Pork Belly Without the Skin?

Removing the skin simplifies the cooking process and allows more of the Ginger & Lime Balsamic glaze to penetrate the meat. The result? Unbelievably juicy, flavour-packed pork with a glossy, caramelised finish.


The Star Ingredient: Pomodoras Ginger & Lime Balsamic

This handcrafted dressing combines warm ginger spice with a bright citrus hit from fresh lime, balanced by the rich sweetness of aged balsamic vinegar. It’s made to complement pork — enhancing the richness without overpowering it.


Chef’s Tips for Tender, Flavourful Pork Belly

  • Score the fat lightly to help render it down and soak up the balsamic glaze
  • Marinate in Pomodoras Ginger & Lime Balsamic for at least an hour — or overnight for extra flavour
  • Start hot, then slow roast – 160°C to start for 30 mins, then drop to 135°C
  • Baste in the final 15 minutes for that signature sticky finish

Serving Suggestions

Serve your pork belly with:

  • Roasted root vegetables (parsnips, beetroot, carrots)
  • Creamy potato mash or cauliflower purée
  • A fresh apple slaw with mint and lime
  • Blanched Soba Noodles
  • Drizzle extra Ginger & Lime Balsamic over the top just before serving

Thermomix Tips

Want to make this pork belly recipe even easier?

  • Blend a marinade of Pomodoras Ginger & Lime Balsamic, garlic, herbs, and oil – speed 6, 10 seconds
  • Use the Varoma tray to cook veggies or slaw while the pork is roasting
  • Reduce pan juices in the Thermomix bowl on Varoma speed for a silky glaze

Real Food, Real Flavour

This is the kind of dish that turns a regular dinner into something a little bit special. It’s full of heart, just like the recipes we loved serving at Pomodoras Restaurant.

With just one bottle of Pomodoras Ginger & Lime Balsamic Dressing, you can transform skin-off pork belly into a dish your guests (and your tastebuds) will remember.

Pork Belly with Ginger & Lime Balsamic – The Secret’s in the Dressing

Recipe by Pomodoras Fine FoodsCourse: MainCuisine: Gluten Free
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

3

hours 

15

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Pork Belly – (skin off & boneless) diced 1 inch thick

  • 1 litre Apple juice

  • 2 spring of rosemary

  • 4 cloves sliced garlic

  • 30 ml sunflower oil

  • To Serve
  • 50 ml Pomodoras Ginger and Lime Balsamic Dressing

  • vegetables – snow peas, baby corn, broccoli, sliced capsicum

  • blanched soba noodles

Directions

  • Cooking the Pork
  • Pre heat oven to 160 degrees
  • Heat half of the oil a sautéed pan on high heat
  • Add half of the diced pork and lightly brown
  • Then place in a casserole dish and repeat with the other half of pork
  • add the garlic & rosemary to the dish and then pour in the apple juice *so the pork is completely submerged
  • Place dish is the oven for 30 minutes
  • After 30 minutes turn the oven down to 135 degrees and cook for a further 2.5 hrs
  • let cool for about 1 hour
  • once at room temperature, take the pork out of the stock
  • discard the garlic & rosemary but place the stock in a container and put in the fridge
  • when the stock is cold you can remove the fat from the top and then keep the stock to use for another batch of pork or add to make a chef’s creamy mustard sauce
  • To Serve
  • Heat the sautéed pan to a medium heat
  • add about 50ml of Pomodoras Ginger & Lime Balsamic Dressing to the pan
  • Add the pork and heat for about 1 minute until the balsamic reduces
  • From here you can add your vegetables to the pan and the pre blanched noodles
  • Sautéed until hot and then divide into bowls and then drizzle a little more Ginger and Lime Balsamic Dressing over the dish

For this recipe you’ll need…

Ginger & Lime Balsamic Dressing

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