Oven-Roasted Mumu Pork and Greens

Ingredients

• 1kg pork belly, cut into chunks
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 small pumpkin, peeled and cubed
• 2 firm bananas or plantains, sliced thick
• 1 bunch greens (spinach or kale), roughly torn
• 400ml coconut milk
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 thumb ginger, grated
• 1 onion, sliced
• Salt to taste
• Banana leaves or foil for lining

Before you cook

• Rub the pork chunks with half the garlic, ginger and a good pinch of salt.
• Peel and cut the sweet potato and pumpkin into even chunks.
• Line a large roasting dish with banana leaves or foil.

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
2. Lay the banana leaves or foil across the base of the roasting dish.
3. Scatter the onion and remaining garlic over the leaves.
4. Place the marinated pork belly chunks on top.
5. Arrange the sweet potato and pumpkin around the pork.
6. Pour the coconut milk evenly over everything.
7. Fold the banana leaves or foil over to enclose the dish tightly.
8. Cover the whole dish with a lid or another layer of foil.
9. Bake for 2 hours without opening the oven.
10. Open the parcel and tuck the banana slices and greens into the liquid.
11. Re-cover and bake for 20 more minutes until the greens wilt and the pork is tender.
12. Season with salt to taste and serve straight from the dish.