Crispy belly pork

Homemade Roasted /Crispy Belly Pork ? Are you crazy ? I know a lot of people would think that way when it comes to making this recipe . To be honest , if you live close enough to buy it in the stores in a few minutes , then don't bother , but for us , who rather staying home and drooling , than spending 2 hour back and forth drive to the store to get it , this recipe is definitely a must try.  After browsing a few websites on the internet and a few trials ,  i came up with my own method to get a nice result within a little time and now im happy to say that we can have it anytime we crave for it :) 

As always , the ingredients  are always this simple : 

Soy sauce  , powder garlic , pure sesame sauce , sugar and five-spices 

Feel free to increase the quantity of meat in this recipe or adjust the seasonings to taste

Preparation :

Boil water in a large pot , 1 teaspoon salt ,  cook the meat for 15 minutes

Rinse and dry the meat very well with paper towels .

Use  tweezers to pull out stray hair on the pork belly skin, if any.

Use a knife to scrap the skin for a few minutes to remove impurities. 

Make diagonal cuts with the tip of a sharp knife on the surface of the skin

In a small bowl , combine : a few tablespoons soy sauce , a little bit sugar , a little bit sesame sauce ,  powder garlic and 1 teaspoon 5-spice powder , mix well

Rub this  marinated sauce all over the meat portion only. If sauce gets on the skin , make sure to rub it off with a paper towel .
Place pork belly on a plate, uncovered, skin side up like in the picture , leave it overnight in the refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 350F , cover the pork  with foil  , bake for 30-40 minutes .

Take the pork out , by this time, the skin gets softened . Use a bamboo skewer,or a small knife ,poke as many holes as you can on the portion of the skin , dry the skin with paper towel , and rub another 2 tbsp salt all over the skin 

Switch oven to Broil , High level ,broil until the skin is roasted to crispy perfection.

Important : 

- You have to monitor the progress of the skin in getting crispy by looking thru the window of the oven . Mine took about 15-30 minutes , it depends on the size 

- When you  see some liquid fat building up on the skin, use  paper towels to dab it to make the skin dry . The dryer the skin , the more crispy it gets

- Don't panic to see the skin is burnt and charred, it means it's cooked all the way through and becomes dry and crispy . Use a steak knife to scrap off charred areas from the skin .

 - Allow the meat to rest for about 15 minutes before cutting.

Cleaning tip :

- Put double layers of foil at the bottom of the oven. After cooking ,  just removed the foil . No fuss in cleaning up... hehehe

 and there you have a very crispy pork  yum yummmm

 It is actually quite easy to make and costs a fraction of what you pay in the store . Not only know the freshness of the pork , you can make sure  the pureness of all the ingredients in there and its part of the reasons why this homemade version becomes one of our often- to- do food lists . Some people think it's fatty , i think  its not the recipe but the pork you're buying :) 

Happy cooking :)