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Pork Belly Recipe - This is a speedy weeknight version of pork belly with sweet and sticky sesame soy sauce. We cook it under the oven grill for crispy pork belly in half an hour.

30-minute Sesame Soy Pork Belly Recipe

This is a speedy weeknight version of pork belly with sweet and sticky sesame soy sauce. We cook it under the oven grill for crispy pork belly in half an hour.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Braised, Cabbage, Crispy pork belly, Pork belly, Pork belly asian, Pork Belly Recipe, Sesame, Sliced pork belly, Soy
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Oven grill (broiler)
  • 2 Baking trays
  • Foil

Ingredients

  • 500 g pork belly rashers
  • ¼ red cabbage
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil 2.5 tablespoon total for the recipe
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon sesame oil 2.5 tablespoon total for the recipe
  • 2 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 cucumber
  • 450 g microwave rice
  • 2 teaspoon sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 220 C (425 F). Line two baking trays, one with foil.
    Line two baking trays, one with foil.
  • Slice pork belly into 1.5 cm slices. Set slices on their side on the tray with foil and in the oven for 12 minutes.
    500 g pork belly
    Set pork belly slices on their side on the tray with foil.
  • Cut cabbage into wedges. Lay on a baking tray, drizzle with sesame oil, then sprinkle over garlic powder, salt and pepper, and place in the oven for 25 mins.
    ¼ red cabbage, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper
    Lay cabbage wedges on a baking tray.
  • Mince garlic into a bowl. Mix in brown sugar, soy sauces, sesame oil and rice wine vinegar.
    2 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoon brown sugar, 2 tablespoon light soy sauce, 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce, 2 tablespoon sesame oil, 2 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
    Mix minced garlic, brown sugar, soy sauces, sesame oil and rice wine vinegar into a bowl.
  • At the 12 minute mark, turn the pork rashers. Place back in the oven for 12 mins.
    Turn the pork rashers on the other side.
  • Slice avocado into wedges. Slice cucumber into half moons. Heat microwave rice.
    1 avocado, 1 cucumber, 450 g microwave rice
    Slice avocado and cucumber.
  • Remove pork from the oven and turn on the grill (broiler). Arrange pork like dominos, so the fatty top skin is exposed. Drizzle over a quarter of the sauce, then grill (broil) for 5 mins, flipping at 2. Watch to make sure it doesn’t burn.
    Pork Belly Recipe - Drizzle sauce over the pork.
  • When the pork is ready, carefully remove. For kids, slice off any bits that are too crispy / crunchy and serve with avocado, cucumber and rice.
    Serve adults pork on rice with cabbage, avocado and cucumber, with sauce and sesame seeds.
    1 avocado, 1 cucumber, 2 teaspoon sesame seeds
    Pork Belly Recipe - Serve pork belly on rice with cabbage, avocado and cucumber. Drizzle over sauce and sprinkle over sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Calories: 1281kcal | Carbohydrates: 106g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 84g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 39g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1239mg | Potassium: 792mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 725IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 9mg