# Crispy Pork Belly (Siu Yuk)

A simple air fryer recipe for delicious and crispy Siu Yuk, also known as crispy pork belly, with minimal effort.

- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- tongs
- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- chopsticks
- gloves
- paper towels
- toothpicks
- tin foil
- air 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMtmKU5N/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ef1a95d4-6023-49bc-8b65-1e24a396f8bf
- Extracted: 2025-11-09

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