Air-Fryer Crispy Pork Belly
If you're looking for an incredibly easy air-fryer alternative recipe to the traditional crispy roast pork that you would typically find at Chinese restaurants, make sure you save this recipe! The conventional recipe typically takes 1-2 days to make, as it requires an extensive waiting period in the fridge to dry out, but using the
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs Pork Belly
- 1/4 cup Kosher Salt
- Foil
- 1/4 tsp Five Spice Powder
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Sugar
- 1/4 tsp White Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 cup Water
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 2 slices Ginger
- 2 Garlic Clove
- 1 Bay Leave
- 2 stalks Green Onion (Optional)
Instructions
- 1
Pork Belly:
- 2
Combine five-spice powders, garlic powder, sugar, white pepper, and salt in a mixing bowl. Rub spices on the meat side of the pork belly only
- 3
Then, using a tenderizer, fork, or skewer, poke holes all over the skin side of the pork belly
- 4
Cover all the sides of the pork belly meat with foil, exposing the skin. Then completely cover the top of the pork belly skin with kosher salt
- 5
Air fry at 250F for 30 minutes
- 6
Remove salt cap, and brush away excess salt; return pork belly to air fryer at 400F for 20 minutes or until internal temp reaches 145F
- 7
Broil on high for 2-4 minutes or until pork belly skin has expanded and crisped up
- 8
Let the pork belly cool for 10-15 minutes before slicing
- 9
Sweet Soy Sauce:
- 10
In a saucepan, add a splash of oil, and sauté sliced ginger and smashed garlic cloves until fragrant
- 11
Add water, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, bay leaf and green onion. Bring up to a boil, and simmer on low to allow the aromatics to steep in the liquid
- 12
After 5-10 minutes, remove any scum that float to the top, and remove all the aromatics
- 13
Serve:
- 14
Add rice to a bowl, spoon over the sauce, and add the sliced crispy pork belly and enjoy!