Crispy Pork Belly Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pork Recipes. (Crispy Pork Belly Recipe). Thanks to social media, food bloggers, and celebrity chefs with too much time on their hands, pork belly was/is all the rage. It's a common sight on menus across the land, and you can't channel-surf past a food show without seeing it. It also helps that people are no longer terrified to eat a little fat.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 6hrs5 mins

Additional: 8hrs

Total: 14hrs15 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Crispy Pork Belly Recipe

Ingredients

½ pound whole pork belly

skin removed

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

or to taste

kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon olive oil

or to taste

Real Homemade Tamales

Appetizer and Snack

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).

Step 2

Season pork belly all over with smoked paprika salt and black pepper. Wrap pork in parchment paper; wrap a second time in aluminum foil and a third time in another sheet of aluminum foil. Place pork packet in a baking dish.

Step 3

Roast in the preheated oven until tender for 6 hours. Let cool in wrappings to room temperature; place cooled packet in refrigerator and chill for 8 hours or overnight.

Step 4

Unwrap chilled meat. Save any rendered fat that falls away when unwrapping pork.

Step 5

Cut meat into 6 equal-size portions. Cut 1/8-inch by 1/8-inch slashes in the fat-side of the pork. Season with salt.

Step 6

Heat 2 tablespoons reserved pork fat in a skillet over medium heat. Place pork belly fat side down in hot fat; cook until well-browned on all sides and heated through 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork belly to a plate drizzle with olive oil and season with pepper.

Nutritional Information

Crispy Pork Belly Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 87.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.6g 9%

Carbohydrates: 0.3g

Fat: 7.4g 11%

Saturated Fat: 2g 10%

Cholesterol: 13.6mg 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 110.6IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 2mg 16%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 0.4mcg

Calcium: 1.7mg

Iron: 0.2mg 1%

Magnesium: 4.4mg 2%

Potassium: 73.8mg 2%

Sodium: 351.7mg 14%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 66.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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