# Crispy Pork Belly

This is a simplified version of traditional crispy roast pork that takes over a day to prep and cook in the oven, but in the air fryer, it will take less than an hour.

- Total time: 50 min
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- sugar
- garlic powder
- five spice powder
- white pepper
- salt
- Pork belly
- Kosher salt

## Instructions

1. Wash your hands.
2. In a bowl, combine equal parts sugar, garlic powder, five spice powder, white pepper and salt. Give that a good mix and put that to the side.
3. Use a meat tenderizer to quickly poke holes into the skin of the pork belly.
4. Take the dry rub and rub it down on just the meat side of the pork belly.
5. Build a little house out of foil to protect the meat while leaving the skin exposed.
6. Make it rain kosher salt on the skin of the pork belly.
7. Put the pork belly in the air fryer at 250 degrees for half an hour to draw out any remaining moisture.
8. Remove the salt cap and brush away any excess salt.
9. Put the pork belly back in the air fryer at 400 degrees for another 20 minutes to finish cooking the pork through.
10. Let it cool down before cutting into bite-sized pieces.

## Equipment

- bowl
- meat tenderizer
- air fryer

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/TnyTB0lVvWw?si=vka6jI9CgGRLGFdB
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/846001df-7576-4815-82c3-e6155bbe606c
- Extracted: 2025-07-22

Extracted from the video by Clip Recipe (https://www.cliprecipe.com). Quantities and steps are as stated or shown in the video. Site guide for agents: https://www.cliprecipe.com/llms.txt