Asian pork bao buns

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Using a sharp knife, score the pork skin thinly. (alternatively, get the butcher to do this for you.) Rub the skin with salt. Place on a tray and cover with baking paper. Refrigerate for 4 hours or ideally overnight to allow the skin to dry out.

2. Step 2

   Preheat oven to 150°C (fan assisted). Put the onions and Gregg's Whole Star Anise into a roasting dish.* Sit the prepared pork on the onions, skin side uppermost. Pour the apple juice around the base of the pork, being careful not to get any on the skin.

3. Step 3

   Roast for 2-2½ hours or until the pork is tender. Make sure that the liquid does not evaporate, adding more apple juice or water if necessary.

4. Step 4

   Remove the pork from the roasting dish and set aside. Pour the remaining apple jus and onions into a saucepan. Increase the oven temperature to 200°C (fan assisted). Put the pork into the roasting dish and return it to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes or until the crackling has crisped.

5. Step 5

   Simmer the onion and apple jus until reduced to a sticky jam consistency. Remove the star-anise.

6. Step 6

   To make the Chilli, Fennel and Apple Slaw: Toss the ingredients together, mixing through the HEINZ [SERIOUSLY] GOOD™ Sweet Chilli Mayonnaise.

7. Step 7

   To serve, heat the Bao buns according to packet directions. Fill the buns with thickly sliced pork, glazed onions and slaw. Sprinkle with Gregg's Sesame Seeds and coriander, if wished.