Your friends and family will come running when you make this pork belly with crackling. I make this recipe about one a month and our guests are always asking when we will be serving this one again.
A lot of the recipes I make are not overly complicated and do not have a lot of ingredients. You will want to be sure to score the entire pork belly with an exacto knife in a diamond pattern. This will allow the fat underneath the skin to rise to the surface and drain.
The secret is cooking the pork belly at a low temperature and then finishing the pork belly on a high temperature. This will ensure the meat in tender and skin is extra crispy.
The sauce on the side is a must. The sweet sauce goes perfect with the pork. If you have any questions about this recipe please let me know.
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Pork Belly with Crackling
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 150
- Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
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Your friends and family will come running when you make this pork belly with crackling. I make this recipe about one a month and our guests are always asking when we will be serving this one again.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Pork Belly
- 8 tsp Salt
- 1 inch Cinnamon Bark
- 2 Star Anise
- 1 cup Red Wine Vinegar
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Use exacto knife to score pork belly. Use a cross diagonal pattern.
- Cover pork belly with salt
- Place in refrigerator for 4 hours
- Preheat oven to 275
- Take pork belly out of refrigerator and remove excess moisture and excess salt
- Lightly oil and cover with seasoned salt
- Place in oven for 2 hours
- Remove pork belly from oven and turn oven up to 500 degrees
- Makes the sauce: Add 1 cup of red wine vinegar, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 2 star anise, 1 inch cinnamon bark, and 1/4 tsp salt
- Place pork belly back in oven for 30 minutes
- Cut pork and serve
