A delicious crispy pork belly recipe that involves marinating pork with a blend of seasonings and vinegar, baking, and broiling for a perfect crackling skin. It requires a pork belly weighing 2.5-3 lb, along with a marinade and vinegar mixture for preparation.
1: Poke a bunch of holes onto the skin side of pork belly.
2: On the meat side of your pork belly, cut slits into it, about 1.5 - 2 inches apart and 1/2 cm deep.
3: Coat the meat side of your pork belly with the marinade, ensuring to get in between the slits and on the sides.
4: On the skin side, wipe off any marinade and liquids, then coat it with the vinegar mixture.
5: Lay the pork belly on a piece of foil (marinade side down) and form a boat around it with the foil. Refrigerate uncovered for at least 3 hours.
6: After 3+ hours, place the pork belly onto an oven safe dish lined with foil — skin side down. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes on the middle rack.
7: After 20 minutes, flip the pork belly so the skin side is up, poke holes all over the skin, pat dry any oil/grease, and apply a layer of vinegar mixture on the skin. Bake for 20 minutes (total bake time now: 40 mins).
8: After 40 minutes, apply another layer of vinegar mixture on the skin and bake for another 20 minutes.
9: After a total of 60 minutes baking, switch to broil and broil for 5 minutes, watching closely to prevent burning. Cover any burnt parts with foil. Allow to cool before cutting along the incisions.
