Recipes Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry Pork Crispy Pork Belly 4.5 (68) 51 Reviews 18 Photos Crispy pork belly is all the rage, thanks to social media, food bloggers, and celebrity chefs with too much time on their hands. It's a common sight on menus across the land; 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. Recipe by Chef John Updated on May 4, 2023 Save Saved! View All Saved Items Rate Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Add Photo 18 18 18 18 Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs 5 mins Additional Time: 8 hrs Total Time: 14 hrs 15 mins Servings: 6 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 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 Directions Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Season pork belly all over with smoked paprika, salt and black pepper. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Wrap pork in parchment paper; wrap a second time in aluminum foil; wrap a third time in another sheet of aluminum foil. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Place pork packet in a baking dish. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 6 hours. Let cool in wrappings to room temperature; place cooled packet in the refrigerator and chill for 8 hours to overnight. Unwrap chilled pork; reserve any rendered fat that falls away when unwrapping pork. Cut pork into 6 equal portions. Cut 1/8x1/8-inch slashes in the fat-side of pork. Season with salt. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Heat 2 tablespoons reserved pork fat in a skillet over medium heat. Place pork belly, fat-side down, in hot fat; cook until browned on all sides and heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Transfer pork belly to a plate, drizzle with olive oil, and season with pepper. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios I Made It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 87 Calories 7g Fat 0g Carbs 5g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 87 % Daily Value * Total Fat 7g 9% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 14mg 5% Sodium 352mg 15% Total Carbohydrate 0g 0% Protein 5g Vitamin C 0mg 1% Calcium 2mg 0% Iron 0mg 1% Potassium 74mg 2% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption. Powered by the ESHA Research Database © 2018, ESHA Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved