Crispy Pork Belly

Crispy Pork Belly
  • 1/2 pound whole pork belly, skin removed
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, or to taste
  • kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste


  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
  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.
  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.
  4. Unwrap chilled meat. Save any rendered fat that falls away when unwrapping pork.
  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.
  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.

05/24/2018
Crispy Pork Belly, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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