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Chinese Roast Pork Belly

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1 hr 30 min.
Prep: 15 min. | Cook: 1 hr 15 min. | Servings: 8

This crispy and juicy pork belly will be your next favorite dish, try it!

Ingredients

  • 3lbs pork belly strips
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil

Dry Rub mixture: 

  • 1 tsp Chinese five spice
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt

Serving sauce:

  • 4 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 tsp of rice vinegar

Instructions 

  1. Combine ingredients on the screen (garlic powder, Chinese five spice, and salt) to make dry rub mixture.
  2. Cut pork belly into 1.5 to 2 inch wide strips. Remove any bones and trim off any uneven meat to created a levelled strip. Pluck out any hairs on the skin with tweezers.
  3. Turn pork belly strip meaty side up, rub dry rub mixture.
  4. Turn pork belly over skin side up, wipe off any moisture
  5. Pro-tip: With the tip of a sharp knife score tiny cross hatches into the skin. Do not pierce pat the skin into the meat part.
  6. Wrap the aluminum foil around the pork belly strip to create a rectangular box, leaving the skin exposed.
  7. Lightly brush the skin with vinegar, sprinkle salt on top of the skin
  8. Bake in an oven on the second lowest rack 225°F for 60 min. Remove, lightly brush the skin with oil.
  9. Place in an oven. 500°F in the second lowest rack for 15-17 min.
  10. Let it rest  for 10 -15 min before slicing
  11. For sauce, combine hoisin sauce and rice vinegar.
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