How To Cook Pork Belly In The Oven Fast
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.
How to cook pork belly in the oven fast. Roast it for 20 to 30 minutes or until the skin browns and begins to look crispy. Preheat oven to 450 f. Notice the distance skin is from heating agents.
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. Turn the oven down to 180 c and cook for 25 minutes. Pat the skin dry with paper towel.
Remove the pork from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 220 c 425 f. Reduce heat to 275 f and roast for an hour or more until tender but not mushy. Try to get the pork as close to the heating cells of the oven as possible.
This will bring the crackling up to perfection. Place the pork on the rack skin side up. In a saucepan mix 1 2 cup brown sugar 1 2 cup red wine vinegar 3 star anise 1 2 cinnamon stick pan juices.
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. Roast pork belly for 30 minutes on the middle rack in a heavy oven safe pan or skillet skin side up fat side up. Roast pork for 45 minutes or until skin is blistered and golden.
This brief period of high heat will not cook the pork through nor should you cook the pork belly at this high heat for the entire time. To make the special roast pork belly sauce. Remove the pork from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.