How To Cook Small Pork Belly
The intense heat is only meant to crisp the skin.
How to cook small pork belly. Combine garlic thyme and 2 tsp oil in a small bowl then rub over meat. 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. Roast it for 20 to 30 minutes or until the skin browns and begins to look crispy.
Rub the salt and oil into the skin and incisions. Pat pork dry with paper towels then place rind side down onto a chopping board. Arrange onion and lemon over base of shallow roasting pan lined with baking paper.
This process further dries the rind and aids the crackling process. With a small sharp knife deeply score the rind at 1cm intervals being careful to not cut into the meat. Pat the skin dry with paper towel.
Using a small sharp knife score the pork skin at 1 cm intervals. 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. Place the seasoned pork belly in the preheated oven.