How Do You Cook Pork Belly Chops
To prepare pork belly for roasting use a sharp knife to make several parallel cuts across the skin to score the skin and fat but not the meat.
How do you cook pork belly chops. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Dry the belly slices with kitchen paper then season with salt and pepper. Mix together the ingredients for the sauce and toss the slices in the sauce in a roasting tin.
Rub the pork with kosher salt and your favorite spice blend. Cover tightly with foil and roast for 1hr 30 mins until completely tender. Sprinkle them with the seasonings.
When you re ready to cook put your pork on a wire rack in the sink and pour a jug of boiling water over the rind. Heat the pan over medium high heat then add the chops and pan fry for about 7 mins on each side until cooked through. Pat dry thoroughly with paper towel.
Pork belly needs a combination of slow gentle heat to tenderise the meat plus a shorter blast at a higher heat to crisp up the skin. Roast it for 20 to 30 minutes or until the skin browns and begins to look crispy. Roast at 300 f for three to four hours depending on size until meat reaches an internal temperature of 165 f and skin begins to crisp.
Place the roast on a wire rack inside a baking tray and cook at 240 c max 250 c conventional until the rind. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees f. Rub the oil on the chops and season well with salt and pepper.
Roast the belly in the oven for 30 minutes until the skin on top has crisped up then reduce the heat to 160Âșc gas mark 3 and roast for another 2 hours 5 rest the pork belly for 20 minutes under a sheet of tin foil then carve. Cook at 180c 160c fan gas 4 for 2 hrs 15 mins then turn up the oven to 200c 180c fan gas 6 for a further 35 minutes to crisp the crackling. Place the seasoned pork belly in the preheated oven.