Name: Grilled Asian Pork Belly
Prep time: 210 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 230 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds pork belly; 1 cup soy sauce; 1/2 cups Shoaxing wine; 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; 6 cloves garlic (minced); 2 tablespoons palm sugar (or honey); 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring

If you are looking for a different flavor for your next barbecue try this grilled Asian pork belly. Using a lot of different flavors, like Chinese five-spice powder and palm sugar, creates a unique meal. It can be served with grilled vegetables or rice.

Pork belly is thinly sliced and then marinated before being grilled and glazed. The result is a tender slice of meat, with a crispy coating. The glaze thickens and sweetens over the heat from the grill.

The process of cooking, although short compared to more European methods, still creates a very tender and tasty final product. Do keep an eye on the pork belly when cooking so that it doesn’t burn. The sugars in the glaze can go from delightfully charred to burnt very quickly.

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Thinly sliced pork belly is cooked on a grill then glazed.

Sliced pork belly is marinated then grilled. Before serving it is glazed.

Thinly sliced pork belly is marinating before being grilled.

Thinly sliced pork belly is marinated before being grilled.

Grilled Asian pork belly is served in a green camping bowl with cilantro rice.

Thinly sliced pork belly is marinated then grilled. It’s a perfect recipe for your next barbecue.

Thinly sliced pork belly is on the grill after being marinated in Asian flavors.

Raw pork belly is thinly sliced then marinated and grilled to create a flavorful pork barbecue.

Grilled Asian pork belly served is served on a green camping plate with a side of rice and chopsticks.

Thinly slice pork belly is marinated then grilled in creating this tasty barbecue item.

Grilled Asian Pork Belly Recipe

Saffron Hodgson

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If you are looking for a different flavor for your next barbecue try this Grilled Asian Pork Belly with Chinese five-spice powder.

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Preparation 3 30

Cook 20

Ready in 3 50

Servings Servings

CourseDinner

InfluenceAsian

DifficultySeasoned

MethodGrill

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Ingredients

2 pounds pork belly

Marinade

1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cups Shoaxing wine
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
6 cloves garlic minced

Glaze

2 tablespoons palm sugar or honey
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring

Equipment

1 plastic bag
grill
tongs

Directions

Thinly slice the pork belly about 3mm so it resembles thick slices (rashers) of bacon.

Marinade

Combine the soy sauce, shoaxing wine, Chinese five-spice powder, and garlic in the disposable bag. Mix well then remove half into a bowl.
Add the thinly sliced pork belly to the bag of marinade then let rest for 1 or 2 hours in a cold place like a cooler.

Glaze

Add to the reserved marinade (not the bag with the pork) the sugars and red food coloring. Combine well until the sugars are well combined.

To Cook

Preheat the grill to a moderate-hot temperature.
Add the pork belly slices and turn about every 2 minutes until cooked through, this takes about 15 minutes. Due to the large amounts of fat in this cut, it needs to cook more than a tender cut like a steak.
When the pork is cooked start to glaze by thinly brushing one side then turning and brushing the other side. Continue until a think red glossy glaze is created. Remember that this is high in sugar so prone to burning easily. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 1303kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 28gFat: 120gSaturated Fat: 44gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 56gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 3328mgPotassium: 590mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 3mg