Super Crispy Pork Belly-How To Make Pork Belly With Crispy Skin & Juicy Meat
Super Crispy Pork Belly
Wait till you hear the crispy bite of this amazing Pork Belly! Pork Belly blanched, seasoned, marinated overnight then oven roasted to perfection!
Ingredients
Ingredients For Blanching Pork Belly
- 2.5 lbs pork belly - cut into 3 strips
- Ample water to blanche pork belly - 8 cups
Ingredients for Seasoning (Rub) Pork Belly
- 2.5 tsp Five Spice powder mix
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp white pepper powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp white distilled vinegar to rub over pork belly skin
- 1/2 tsp Salt to draw moisture out from Pork Belly Skin
Instructions
- Bring ample water to boil in a large pot/saucepan
- Once water is boiling reduce heat to medium low, add pork belly to it
- Blanche pork belly for about 10 minutes
- In the meantime prepare seasoning mix (rub) by mixing ingredients listed above for it in a small bowl. Set aside
- Once blanched transfer pork belly to a casserole dish meat/fat side up
- Remove moisture by wiping it off with a paper towel
- Now rub season pork belly all over with seasoning mix
- Do not apply seasoning on skin, instead wipe it off with paper towel
- Poke holes all over the pork belly strips with a toothpick
- Brush pork belly skin only with distilled white vinegar
- Refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight. This will firm up/dry the pork belly
- Preheat oven to 400*F
- Remove marinated pork belly from fridge
- Transfer to oven proof baking casserole dish, skin side up
- Rub salt over skin. After 10 minutes wipe it off to get rid of moisture
- This will ensure crispy skin once done
- Place pork belly in oven for 40 minutes
- After 40 minutes increase oven temperature to 450* F and roast for 10 more minutes or until the skin becomes bubbly & super crispy
- Remove from oven and place roasted pork belly on wire rack to cool off and drain any moisture
- Place on chopping block and cut into bite size squares
- When you take a bite you will feel and hear the super crispy sound of this amazingly delicious dish!
- Bon Appetit!
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