Crispy Pork Belly (Siu Yuk)

70 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the cooked pork belly into bite-sized pieces.
  2. 2Serve the crispy pork belly over a bowl of rice.
  3. 3Drizzle sauce over the pork belly and rice.
  4. 4Garnish with green onions.
  5. 5Unpack the pork belly.
  6. 6Score the meat side of the pork belly.
  7. 7Combine shaoxing cooking wine, salt, sugar, 5 spice powder, and white pepper powder in a bowl.
  8. 8Mix the ingredients well to create the sauce.
  9. 9Rub the sauce onto the meat side of the pork belly, being careful not to get it on the skin.
  10. 10Wipe off any sauce that gets on the skin.
  11. 11Poke shallow holes onto the skin of the pork belly using toothpicks.
  12. 12Season the skin generously with salt.
  13. 13Form a tall basket around the pork belly with two sheets of tin foil, making sure the wall is tight and taller than the pork belly.
  14. 14Pat the pork belly dry with a paper towel.
  15. 15Place the pork belly in the air fryer and cook at 250°F for 40-50 minutes.
  16. 16Pat the pork belly dry again after the first cooking phase.
  17. 17Coat the skin with vegetable oil.
  18. 18Cook in the air fryer at 375°F for 20 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 350 g pork belly
  • 2 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 tsp white pepper powder
  • 1 tsp 5 spice powder
  • vegetable oil
  • green onion

Equipment

tongsknifecutting boardbowlchopsticksglovespaper towelstoothpickstin foilair fryer

Tips

  • Try not to get any sauce on the skin; if you do, wipe it off.
  • Poke shallow holes onto the skin, ensuring not to poke too deep to prevent meat juices from surfacing during air frying, which can prevent crispy skin from forming.
  • Air fryers and ovens can vary in temperature, so check your pork belly every 5 minutes for burning or to see if it needs more time.