If you love crispy, golden pork skin with juicy, tender meat, this crispy-skinned roast pork is for you! With just a few simple tricks, you can achieve restaurant-quality results in your own kitchen — no overnight prep needed.
Ingredients
1kg pork belly (with skin on)
½ tbsp salt
1 tsp white pepper
Extra salt to rub into skin
Method
1. Prepare the Pork
• If using frozen pork, bring the pork belly to room temperature.
• Pat the pork belly completely dry using paper towels. This helps crisp the skin.
• Poke holes all over the skin using skewers or with a sharp knife.
• Flip the pork over and rub the salt, and pepper onto the meat side (not the skin).
2. Dry & Season the Skin
• Rub salt evenly across the skin and leave it for 10 mins.
• After 10 mins, remove excess water on the skin with a kitchen towel, and repeat the previous step.
• Do this a total of 3 times.
3. Roast the Pork
• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Place the pork skin-side up at the bottom most rack of the oven.
• Bake for 30 mins.
4. Crisp Up the Skin
• Increase heat to max ~250°C.
• Transfer pork to one above the middle rack of the oven and grill for another 8-10 mins until the skin puffs up and turns crispy without charring too much.
5. Rest & Serve
• Let the pork rest for 30 minutes before slicing.
• Serve with chicken rice or eat it as is!
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