Roasted Pork Belly with Garlic

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Heat the oven to 160°C. Set a wire rack inside a roasting pan.

   Cookware: oven, roasting pan, wire rack

2. Step 2

   Pat the pork belly dry. Place it skin-side up on a cutting board and score the skin at 1 cm intervals without cutting into the meat.

   Ingredients used: 1200.0 gr Pork Belly

   Cookware: cutting board, sharp knife

3. Step 3

   Mix the garlic, olive oil, black pepper, and part of the salt into a paste.

   Ingredients used: 3.0 gr Black Pepper, 24.0 gr Garlic, 15.0 ml Olive Oil, 6.0 gr Salt

   Cookware: small bowl

4. Step 4

   Turn the pork skin-side down and rub the garlic paste over the meat and sides, keeping the skin clean. Return it skin-side up to the rack.

   Cookware: roasting pan, wire rack

5. Step 5

   Rub the remaining salt evenly into the scored skin.

   Ingredients used: 12.0 gr Salt

   Cookware: roasting pan, wire rack

6. Step 6

   Roast for about 2 hours, until the meat is tender and its center reaches about 90°C.

   Timer: 120 min (fixed)

   Cookware: instant-read thermometer, oven, roasting pan, wire rack

7. Step 7

   Increase the oven temperature to 230°C and roast until the skin is deeply browned and crisp.

   Timer: 25 min (fixed)

   Cookware: oven, roasting pan, wire rack

8. Step 8

   Transfer the pork belly to a clean cutting board and rest it uncovered. Slice along the score lines and serve.

   Timer: 15 min (fixed)

   Cookware: cutting board, sharp knife