Roast pork belly or 烧肉 (sau rou) is in fact not that difficult to prepare. Almost everyone can achieve it if you can get the right technique. You can either use oven, non-stick pan or any of your preferred pan. As for me, I used Happy Call Pan. To me, searing roast pork using Happy Call pan is a breeze.... no splattering of oil and cleaning the pan is also hassle free!
I adapted this simple homemade 脆皮烧肉 from Agnes Chang's Cookbook 'Let's Eat'. However, instead of using oven for roasting, I used my treasured Happy Call Pan. No regrets and I strongly recommend you to use HPC if you have one at home.
Crispy Roast Pork Belly 脆皮烧肉
Marinade adapted from Let's Eat pg 24 (my modification in red)
- 1.3kg (600gm) pork belly with skin (whole block)
- 1 tsp cooking oil
Marinade (mixed)
- 3pcs (1/2 pc) fermented bean curd (nam yee) - mashed
- 1 tsp (2 tsp) five spice powder
- 2 tbsp chopped garlic (1 tsp garlic powder)
- 2 tbsp chopped shallots (I omitted)
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp (1 tbsp) vinegar (for rubbing the skin)
- 3 tbsp (1 tsp) salt for rubbing the skin
Method :
1) Wipe skin with kitchen towel to remove any water. Then, using a sharp pin holder or knife, poke the skin all over as shown above.
2) Rub vinegar all over the skin and followed by salt.
3) Then, rub marinade all over the meat.
4) Leave the marinated meat in a covered container overnight in the refrigerator.
5) Remove marinated meat from the refrigerator. Sprinkle and rub some five spice powder onto the meat. I prefer extra five spice powder for that extra ommph flavor!
5) Heat 1 tsp cooking oil in your HPC. Place marinated pork belly on the HPC with the skin side up. Close the lid and cook over medium heat until cooked. Do the same to the skin and all four sides of the meat.
6) Remove from HPC and leave it aside to cool completely.
7) Using a sharp knife, chop it into your preferred serving size.
The meat is tender and juicy
and the skin is crispy and crunchy
Give this a try and you will be surprised that your homemade roast pork belly is in fact better than those store bought ones.
Happy Trying and hope you have an enjoyable week :)
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