Description
Succulent pork belly slow-roasted to perfection brings pure comfort to your dinner table. Crispy exterior and melt-in-your-mouth interior promise a luxurious culinary experience you’ll savor with every delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 kilogram (2 pounds) pork belly with skin on (not scored)
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Cooking Ingredient:
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Air-dry pork belly skin overnight in refrigerator, leaving uncovered to ensure crispy texture.
- Prepare oven at 140C (285F) for slow roasting process.
- Massage olive oil, salt, pepper, and fennel exclusively onto meat surface, avoiding skin.
- Create a protective foil enclosure on baking tray, positioning pork skin facing upward.
- Re-pat skin completely dry, then lightly coat with olive oil and sprinkle remaining salt.
- Roast for 2½ hours, adjusting foil edges at 90-minute interval to maintain moisture.
- Elevate oven temperature to 240C (465F) for crispy skin development.
- Remove foil protection, transfer pork onto wire rack, stabilizing with foil balls if necessary.
- Roast for 30 minutes, rotating tray midway and covering any excessively darkened areas with foil.
- Allow meat to rest 10 minutes, then slice into 2cm thick portions for serving.
Notes
- Crispy skin success depends on thoroughly drying the pork belly’s surface, ensuring zero moisture for ultimate crackling.
- Salt penetration works best when applied generously and uniformly across the meat, creating a perfect flavor balance.
- Foil technique helps manage cooking temperature and prevents uneven browning, allowing controlled heat distribution during roasting.
- Low-and-slow initial cooking followed by high-heat blast guarantees tender meat with magnificently crisp, golden skin that shatters like glass when cut.
- Prep Time: Overnight (at least 8 hours)
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 675
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 525 mg
- Fat: 65 g
- Saturated Fat: 23 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 39 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.5 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg