Ingredients :
- 3 short slabs of pork belly
- 9 Tbsp Soy sauce for marinade
- 3 Calamansi for marinade
- 1 tsp Salt & Pepper for marinade
- 3 Tbsp Cooking oil
- 1/2 lemon
- 1/2-1 Tbsp Chinese Five Spice Powder
- To taste salt & pepper
Method :
- Prep: a few hours or overnight before cooking.
- Marinate pork belly slabs in soy sauce (enough to change meat color once absorbed) and calamansi (squeeze 1 per slab).
- Set aside in chiller.
- Take out chilled marinade of pork.
- Cut a few slits on the fat side to help it remain flat on pan when frying.
- Heat a non-stick pan with cooking oil. Don"t put a lot, only 2-3 tbsp, as it"s own oil will come out.
- I used a pan big enough to fit all three.
- Once hot enough (not too much that it will spit oil), place all 3 pork belly in pan and cover in low-medium heat.
- Let it defrost in pan, let water come out. Cover 7-10 minutes.
- You"ll see pork thawed, cooking in its juices and fat still not rendered. This will help tenderize the pork.
- Flip it on the other side, and simmer in juices for another 6-7 minutes, covered
- (Side 1) uncover, squeeze lemon on each and sprinkle a pinch of rock salt on each pork and fat area. Sprinkle a generous amount of five spice powder and ground black pepper.
- Get a back of the spoon and use to pat and spread salt & spices on belly. Cover 1 minute.
- Turn bellies on other side (side 2). Increase heat to medium. Add the same to this belly sides- remaining lemon juice, pepper, salt, five spice and spread with back of spoon, then cover.
- Do not flip yet. Let fat render on side 1.
- Let fat render on side 1 in pan in medium heat. You will hear popping sounds. Peek after a few minutes, you"ll smell the spices.
- See if side 1 on pan has darkened in color before flipping on side 2.
- Reduce heat, careful of oil spitting when flipping pork belly to other side.
- Once flipped on side 2, increase heat to medium and cover. Listen for popping sounds, this means the fat is rendering.
- After a few minutes, peek carefully, if darkened in color, remove from heat and let oil drop on a rack before serving.
- Serve with rice, veggies or potatoes. Enjoy.
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