Crispy Oven-roasted Pork Recipe
There is nothing quite like the combination of juicy roasted pork with crispy crackling. If you love pork, it’s a dream come true. Learn how to get the perfect crispy crackling on oven-roasted pork, simple and easy.
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Ingredients
- 1 pork belly with skin
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- salt cover whole pork skin
- ¼ cup vinegar
- ½ tsp five spice powder optional
Instructions
- Wash and clean pork thoroughly under running water.
- Immerse and gently cook in hot water, at a temperature slightly below boiling point for 30 minutes. This helps to get rid of pork offensive odor.
- Use a knife to scrape and clean the skin.
- Pat dry and season the meat with ground pepper, except the skin.
- Pierce pork skin with meat tenderizer or fork, it helps the skin to crisp up.
- Brush the pork skin with vinegar.
- Wrap sides of the meat with aluminum foil with skin side up. Cover the skin side with generous amount of salt, bake in the preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 1 hour.
- Remove aluminum foil and salt, then bake for another 40 minutes at 250°C/480°F to brown and turn the skin to crispy. Cooking time may vary depending on individual oven, adjust accordingly.
- It is ready when the skin all bubbled up.
- Place the pork crackling-side down, cut into strips and chunks.
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Notes
This recipe yields 45 pieces of roasted pork.
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 piece of roasted pork.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 0.04gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 10mgPotassium: 57mgFiber: 0.01gSugar: 0.001gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.2mg
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