Salt and Pepper Pork Belly Recipe
This Salt and Pepper Pork Belly can be ready in thirty minutes! With fresh chili added, it's a deliciously satisfying dish with NO-FUSS seasoning!
Servings: 3
Calories: 792kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork belly (about 500 grams), without skin
- 2 cloves garlic (or 1 large clove), minced
- 1 chili, sliced into thin rounds
- salt and ground black pepper, to season
- spring onions, for garnish
Instructions
- Slice the pork into about a 1/4-inch thick, and 1-inch wide.
- Place the wok over high heat.
- Once the wok is hot enough, add the pork belly slices and spread them evenly on the wok.
- Cook for about 20 minutes --- mix often.
- Adjust the heat to medium-high once the pork belly slices are almost cooked.
- Add the minced garlic.
- Cook for about a minute or until the garlic becomes fragrant.
- Add the salt, pepper, and chili.
- Cook for about 2 minutes --- keep mixing the entire time.
- Turn the heat off.
- Use a spider strainer to scoop the pork and transfer them into plates.
- Garnish your salt and pepper belly slices with chopped spring onions (and more sea salt, if desired) and serve.
Video
Notes
- Cook's Tip #1: Slice the pork into identical sizes. It helps in cooking them all at the same time and not burning some of the tinier pieces.
- Cook's Tip #2: Skip the oil. As you can see, the pork belly slices, once cooked, will produce more than enough oil.
- Cook's Tip #3: Remember to keep mixing after adding the garlic and the chili --- it helps ensure that they will be cooked properly, not burned.
- Cook's Tip #4: Use a spider strainer to drain the oil from the pork quickly. Alternatively, you can place the sliced pork belly on some kitchen paper to remove excess fat before serving.
- NOTE: This post was initially published in Jan 2017. The ingredients list, recipe instructions, and new images have now been updated.
Nutrition
Calories: 792kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 80g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 37g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 336mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 158IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg