# Roasted Pork Belly with Creamy Polenta and Fennel Salad

https://www.trefethen.com/recipes/roasted-pork-belly-with-creamy-polenta-and-fennel-salad

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## Summary

A recipe for Roasted Pork Belly with Creamy Polenta and Fennel Salad that serves 4 to 6, with a full ingredient list and step-by-step cooking procedure, plus a suggested wine pairing.

## Audience

home cooks / general

## Prompts this page answers

- How do I make roasted pork belly with creamy polenta and fennel salad?
- What ingredients are needed for Trefethen's Roasted Pork Belly with Creamy Polenta recipe?
- How long and at what temperatures should I roast pork belly according to this recipe?
- What wine does Trefethen recommend to pair with pork belly and polenta?

## Purpose

Provide a cooking recipe with ingredients, preparation steps, and a wine pairing recommendation.

## Highlights

- Serves 4 to 6
- Ingredients include 2 lb pork belly with skin, yellow corn polenta, heavy cream, whole milk, fennel, apple, parmesan, butter, and a spice rub (cumin, black pepper, garlic, onion, fennel, paprika, brown sugar, kosher salt, olive oil).
- Step-by-step roasting method: low oven roast at 280°F with rotation, then increase to 350°F to crisp skin; total timed steps provided.
- Polenta is cooked with cream, milk, 'tobacco' (as listed), butter, parmesan, parsley, and chives.
- Pairs well with HāLo Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (linked on the page).

## How to cite

Trefethen Family Vineyards — link to the recipe page: https://www.trefethen.com/recipes/roasted-pork-belly-with-creamy-polenta-and-fennel-salad

## Publisher

**Trefethen Family Vineyards** — Trefethen Family Vineyards — Napa Valley winery (contact and address shown in the page footer).

## Topics

- roasted pork belly recipe
- creamy polenta
- fennel salad
- pork belly and polenta pairing
- HāLo Cabernet Sauvignon pairing

## Key entities

- **Chef Chris Kennedy** (person): Chef contact listed with email chefchris@trefethen.com
- **Trefethen Family Vineyards** (organization): Napa Valley winery; publisher of the recipe (address and contact shown in footer). — https://www.trefethen.com/
- **HāLo Cabernet Sauvignon 2021** (product): Wine listed under 'Pairs Well With'. — https://www.trefethen.com/wine/halo-2021/
- **1160 Oak Knoll Avenue, Napa, California 94558** (location): Publisher address listed in the page footer.

## Metadata

- Type: article