A golden crispy crackling atop a perfectly roasted rack of pork is my idea of comfort food for any season, any time.

Although you can easily pick up a serving of Chinese Roast Pork from some Speciality Chinese Restaurants, there is nothing that can compare to roasting up a rack of your own.

Its no secret that a wonderful Roast Pork all starts off with a perfect cut of belly pork from the butcher; one that has a lovely even skin with a uniformly layered piece of meat and with a rack of bones on the underside. Selecting a piece of pork with the bones I believe, helps to seal in the juices of the meat when cooking. If you are one of those who also likes to chew and wrap their mouths around the meat surrounding the bones ,then this is an added bonus for you!

What defines this Roast Pork is simply the added pinch of Five Spice that gives it a subtle Asian tone. Serve it together with mouthfuls of Hoisin Sauce to add a richly exotic smothering flavour. This Pork is best accompanied with hot bowls of steaming rice and a plate of wok tossed Asian Greens.

Try my Chinese Roast Pork recipe.