This recipe is inspired by Valentine Warner, a chef and food writer, and a friend who I adore. I was due to be cooking dinner at a festival a few years ago where all the recipes were pork, and I was flicking through recipe books for inspiration . I loved the sound of Valentine’s recipe – he basically smashed lemon into pork belly with rosemary, then roasted it. Now, it’s my go-to way of making pork belly. I probably add a bit more garlic to mine, along with thyme sometimes. It’s just such a simple way to add great flavour.