Pork belly, the succulent and flavorful cut of meat from the pig's belly, takes center stage in this culinary masterpiece. Glazed in a symphony of sweet, tangy, and aromatic flavors, this dish tantalizes the taste buds with every bite. A delectable Ginger Barbecue Sauce, crafted with a harmonious blend of ginger, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar, and a hint of spice, elevates the pork belly to new heights of culinary excellence. The article presents two enticing variations of this glazed pork belly, each with its own unique charm. The first recipe showcases the classic technique of roasting the pork belly in the oven, resulting in tender, juicy meat with a captivating glaze. The second recipe introduces the convenience of air frying, offering a healthier alternative that retains the irresistible flavors of the dish. Accompanying these tantalizing pork belly creations are three complementary recipes that round out the culinary experience. A refreshing Asian Cucumber Salad, with its crisp cucumbers, tangy vinegar, and a hint of sesame oil, provides a light and refreshing contrast to the richness of the pork belly. Roasted Garlic Green Beans, adorned with roasted garlic cloves and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese, offer a flavorful and nutritious side dish. And to complete the meal, a luscious Steamed Jasmine Rice, cooked to perfection, serves as a perfect canvas for the delectable flavors of the pork belly and its accompaniments.
Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!
EASY GARLIC GINGER GLAZED STICKY PORK
Tender strips of pork glazed with a sticky, sweet, spicy, garlicky, gingery sauce that is as easy as stirring a few things together in a pan, this fast, soul-satisfying meal is easy enough for rookie cooks, but delicious enough to keep sophisticated cooks and eaters happy.
Provided by Rebecca Lindamood
Categories Main Dish
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a liquid measuring cup or a small mixing bowl, whisk together the mild honey, sriracha, and rice wine vinegar. Set aside.
- Pour the oil into a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium high heat and swirl to coat. Let it heat until it is shimmering. While the oil heats, sprinkle the pork strips with kosher salt and black pepper then toss with your hands to distribute it evenly. Carefully add the pork to the pan, working in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. Let the first side brown, flip the pieces with tongs or a spatula, and brown the second side. Transfer the pork to a plate.
- Return the pan to the heat and add in the garlic and ginger. Stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Raise the heat to high and pour in the sauce mixture and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. When the sauce is very bubbly and thickened like warm honey, toss the pork back in and toss constantly to coat everything and reduce the sauce to a thick, sticky glaze on the pork. This can be served immediately over rice, noodles, or as finger food, or can be allowed to cool and be eaten cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269 kcal, Carbohydrate 25 g, Protein 25 g, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 71 mg, Sodium 723 mg, Sugar 24 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CHINESE-STYLE GLAZED PORK BELLY RECIPE BY TASTY
This Chinese-style pork belly is sweet, salty, and perfectly tender. Slowly cooking the pork in a flavorful mixture of garlic, ginger, and brown sugar gives it that signature sticky-sweet glaze that pairs perfectly with salty soy sauce. Serve it over rice for the ultimate dinner and forget you ever wanted to order take-out.
Provided by Alvin Zhou
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cut the pork belly into roughly 1-inch (2 ½ cm) cubes.
- Bring 1 liter of water to a boil in a pot, then add the pork, ginger, onion, and garlic, and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Remove the pork from the water using a slotted spoon and drain on a plate lined with a paper towel. Discard the remaining water and vegetables.
- Clean and dry the pot, then return it to high heat and add the olive oil. Return the pork to the pan and cook until browned. The oil may pop and splatter, so be careful.
- Add the brown sugar, then reduce the heat to low. Stir continuously until the sugar has melted, caramelized, and coated the pork evenly.
- Immediately add the soy sauces and rice wine, stirring continuously for 5-6 minutes more, or until the liquid has reduced to a thick glaze.
- Add the remaining 250 milliliters of water. Stir, cover, and simmer for about 45 minutes. Make sure the mixture is at a low simmer, not boiling. Stir every 10 minutes or so, adding more water if the pot is getting dry.
- Remove the lid. The sauce should coat the pork in a very thick glaze. If it is too runny, continue to stir, uncovered, until the liquid has reduced.
- Serve immediately over a bowl of rice and sprinkle with sliced green onions.
- Nutrition Calories: 1704 Fat: 162 grams Carbs: 27 grams Fiber: 1 gram Sugars: 9 grams Protein: 30 grams
- Enjoy!
CRISPY GLAZED PORK BELLY WITH AROMATIC LENTILS
Provided by Roger Mooking
Time 1h50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 37
Steps:
- To make pickling liquid: Put the brown sugar, bay leaves, salt, peppercorns, cloves, water and cider vinegar in a pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
- Put the pork belly into a pot of cold salted water and bring to a boil, skim the top of the water to remove the impurities, then reduce to a simmer for approximately 10 minutes. Strain the pork from the water and rinse.
- Put the pork belly pieces into the pickling liquid and simmer for approximately 30 to 45 minutes, until tender.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Remove the pork belly from the pickling liquid and pat dry. In a large cast iron pan over medium heat, sear the pork belly, season with salt, and pepper, then put in oven. Continue to check on the pork belly constantly turning the pieces over to ensure all sides are crispy, remove from the oven.
- Strain 2 cups of pickling liquid in a small pan and reduce by 2/3, until the liquid achieves a thick syrup consistency. Put the reduced pickling liquid, now a glaze, in a bowl and coat the crispy pork belly.
- Spoon the Aromatic Lentils and Sauteed Mushrooms, recipe follows in the center of the serving plate, then scatter the crispy glazed pork belly around the aromatic lentils and serve immediately. Serve with Baked Eggs, if desired, recipe follows.
- Mushrooms:
- Put the oil and butter in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Once the butter has melted, add the crimini mushrooms, garlic, and thyme, saute until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes. Add the balsamic vinegar, season with salt and pepper, toss and remove from heat. Reserve the mushrooms to add to the cooked lentils.
- Put the lentils, shallots, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and water in a pot, bring to a boil, cover and reduce to a simmer, cook until lentils are tender.
- Remove the bay leaves, garlic, and shallots, and set aside. Strain the lentils and put in a large bowl. Puree the garlic and shallots, and add back to the lentils and season with salt, and pepper. Add the sauteed mushrooms and diced tomatoes to the lentils. Toss and garnish with chives.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Divide the vegetable oil and shallots evenly among 4 oven-proof wide-mouthed ramekins. Gently crack 2 eggs per ramekin. Divide the tomato, butter, and cream evenly among the ramekins. Season with salt, and pepper, and put in the oven for approximately 8 to 10 minutes, until eggs whites have set.
- Carefully, remove the ramekins from the oven and garnish with fresh sliced chives and serve immediately with toast.
PRESSURE COOKER KOREAN SOY-GLAZED PORK BELLY
This hearty braise requires minimal ingredients and makes use of a pressure cooker to reduce hours of work into just 45 minutes of hands-off cooking. The pork belly soaks up the Korean-inspired marinade of soy sauce, garlic, ginger and scallions, and a good dose of black pepper balances the sweet-salty flavors. To finish, the cooking liquid is reduced into a silky sauce that glazes the meat. Serve the tender pork in crisp fresh lettuce cups to balance the richness of the meat. Leftovers can be chopped and reheated in tomato sauce for a quick and tasty Bolognese sauce.
Provided by Kay Chun
Categories dinner, grains and rice, meat, main course
Time 4h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a pressure cooker, combine soy sauce, scallions, sugar, garlic, ginger, mushrooms and 1 teaspoon black pepper, and mix well. Lightly season pork belly with salt and pepper, and add to cooker. Toss pork in the sauce, massaging the sauce into the meat. Arrange pork in an even layer on top of the sauce. Lock pressure cooker lid in place and set steam vent to sealing position. Select high pressure and cook for 30 minutes. Let pressure release naturally.
- Transfer pork and mushrooms to a large plate. Carefully pour liquid into a fat separator or large bowl and degrease. Return liquid to the pressure cooker. Using the sauté function, simmer until reduced to about 1/2 cup, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, thinly slice the mushrooms. Once the liquid is reduced, add the pork and mushrooms to the cooker and simmer, stirring, until warmed through and evenly coated in the sauce, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and spoon the sauce on top.
- Serve with steamed rice, lettuce cups, kimchi and gochujang. Cut pork into bite-size pieces, wrap and enjoy.
BOURBON-GLAZED PORK BELLY CHUNKS
Your guests will snap up these cubes of crispy belly pork in sticky, sweet whiskey marinade with soy, anise and honey flavours
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Buffet, Starter
Time 3h45m
Yield Serves 6-8 with other canapés
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Pour 100ml of the bourbon into a small, shallow roasting tin and add the star anise. Season the pork belly, put in the tin and cover tightly with foil. Bake for 3 hrs. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for at least 1 hr. You can chill the pork for up to 2 days at this stage.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Remove the pork from the tin. Using a small, sharp knife, pare away the rind from the meat, leaving a small layer of fat. Cut the meat into 2cm chunks and return to the tin. Roast for 20 mins until crisp and sizzling, turning regularly.
- Meanwhile, tip the ketchup, soy sauce, honey and remaining bourbon into a small pan. Set over a high heat and bubble for 5 mins until thick and syrupy. Pour over the chunks of pork and toss to coat. Roast for 10 mins more until sticky.
- Snip the chives into the sour cream, if you like, and serve alongside the pork chunks with cocktail sticks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 273 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 1.1 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Pork belly is a fatty cut of meat, so it's important to score the skin before cooking to help the fat render out.
- When searing the pork belly, make sure to get a good crust on all sides. This will help to keep the meat moist and juicy.
- The ginger barbecue sauce is a great way to add flavor to the pork belly. You can adjust the amount of ginger or chili flakes to suit your own taste.
- Once the pork belly is cooked, let it rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing. This will help the juices redistribute throughout the meat.
Conclusion:
Glazed pork belly with ginger barbecue sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The pork belly is tender and juicy, and the sauce is sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy. This dish is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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