How To Cook 1 Kilo Pork Belly
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How to cook 1 kilo pork belly. Rub the roast with the oil and salt more if you like salty crackling making sure the oil and salt penetrate the scores. The meaty bits so that they remain very moist whilst the crackling crackles. Preheat oven to 240 c.
Remove the pork from the oven and let rest 10 minutes. I like to cook it slowly a little like this but instead of putting the pork on a rack i get some foil to cover the underside and the sides i e. Meanwhile heat remaining oil in a non stick frying pan over medium heat.
The rack will allow the fat to drain away from the pork as it roasts. Remove the pork from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 220 c 425 f. Slow roasting in the oven allows you to render the fat and crisp up the skin simultaneously creating a lovely textural contrast but pork belly is equally delicious when braised or stewed the latter methods result in a.
Traditionally pork belly has always favoured slow cooking methods this allows the fat to render into the meat over time leaving the resulting flesh moist and tender. Pat the skin of the meat dry and season the flesh side with pepper and half the salt. Place the pork skin side down on an oven tray and roast for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Place the roast on a wire rack inside a baking tray and cook at 240 c max 250 c. Method preheat oven to 220 c. Roast pork for 45 minutes or until skin is blistered and golden.
Score the skin and rub with salt and pepper. Rest pork uncovered for 15 minutes. Recipes seem to vary from 90 minutes to about 4 days.