APPLE AND PORK BELLY HOTPOT

This recipe is for my son Paul . You will need 1 kg of pork belly chopped into 3 cm cubes . Roughly chop 1 brown onion . You can use a pressure cooker for this recipe and decrease the cooking time by 2 and 1/4 hours , or you can use a heavy based / cast iron large saucepan with a lid . An ovenproof dish will also work . Now place the pork cubes , chopped onion , 1tbs of minced garlic, 1 tsp of fennel seeds with 1 litre of water into the saucepan / pressure cooker . Bring to the boil , then reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 hours .(if using a pressure cooker , continue to cook for 30 minutes once it has reached high pressure ) Meanwhile chop 800 gm of peeled pumpkin into cubes along with 2 peeled and cored green apples (cubed) Once the pork is ready add the pumpkin , the apples and 2 cups of shredded cabbage , 2 tbs of marg /butter , 1 tbs of apple cider vinegar , 1 dsp of sea salt flakes and cracked black pepper to taste . Mix these through the pork and simmer for 25 minutes or until the pumpkin is soft , stirring occasionally . Taste and season accordingly you are ready to serve .