CRISPY PORK BELLY

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Thanks to social media, food bloggers, and celebrity chefs with too much time on their hands, pork belly was/is all the rage. It's a common sight on menus across the land, and you can't channel-surf past a food show without seeing it. It also helps that people are no longer terrified to eat a little fat.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Meat and Poultry     Pork

Time 14h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

½ pound whole pork belly, skin removed
½ teaspoon smoked paprika, or to taste
kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
  • Season pork belly all over with smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Wrap pork in parchment paper; wrap a second time in aluminum foil, and a third time in another sheet of aluminum foil. Place pork packet in a baking dish.
  • Roast in the preheated oven until tender for 6 hours. Let cool in wrappings to room temperature; place cooled packet in refrigerator and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
  • Unwrap chilled meat. Save any rendered fat that falls away when unwrapping pork.
  • Cut meat into 6 equal-size portions. Cut 1/8-inch by 1/8-inch slashes in the fat-side of the pork. Season with salt.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons reserved pork fat in a skillet over medium heat. Place pork belly, fat side down, in hot fat; cook until well-browned on all sides and heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork belly to a plate, drizzle with olive oil and season with pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87.1 calories, Carbohydrate 0.3 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 351.7 mg

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