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Dairy-Free, Dinner, Gluten Free, Healthy, Lunch, Oven, Pork, Salads · 14 September 2021

Crispy Pork Belly with fresh Vietnamese Salad

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So delicious and easy. Crispy Pork Belly with fresh sour-sweet Vietnamese salad!

Watch my video on Instagram.

Crispy Pork Belly with fresh Vietnamese Salad

Make crispy pork belly on its own or compliment with a side of sweet sour pickled Vietnamese vegetables. So delicious and surprisingly easy to make.
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Course Appetiser, Dinner, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine Asian fusion, Vietnamese, Western
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • Pork belly

Nuoc Cham Salad Dressing

  • 1/4 cup Fish sauce
  • 3 Lime juice
  • 4 tablespoons White vinegar
  • 1 Chilli (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1/2 Shallot
  • 1/2 Cup Warm water

Quick pickled cabbage

  • Cabbage sliced
  • Vinegar
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Warm water

Additional salad ingredients

  • Apple (whatever quantity you prefer)
  • Cucumber (whatever quantity you prefer)
  • Radish (whatever quantity you prefer)
  • Coriander (whatever quantity you prefer)
  • Spring onion (whatever quantity you prefer)
  • Carrot (whatever quantity you prefer)

Instructions
 

  • Prep Pork at least 2 hours before or overnight – this is crucial to achieve crispy crackling. Pat dry your pork belly with paper towel. Take a very sharp and cut lines across the pork skin about 1 cm apart. You want to cut through the skin and but only a couple of millimeters into the fat underneath. Now rub the skin with about a tablespoon of salt. Sit your pork belly on a baking tray and chill in the fridge (uncovered) for at least 2 hours (overnight is even better). See my pork belly video for more guidance!
  • Prepare pickled cabbage a few hrs/the night before – in a jar/bowl, add cabbage. Fill 1/3 of the jar with vinegar. Add a teaspoon of salt and tablespoon of sugar. Fill up the rest with warm water. Leave it to cool before popping the lid on and leave it in the fridge.
  • Prepare nuoc cham a few hrs/night before – in a jar, add all ingredients. Pop it in the fridge.
  • When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 200°C. Pat dry the pork skin with paper towel. Rub the skin with a little oil and sprinkle with a little extra salt. Place the pork belly skin side down in a roasting dish. Top with baking paper and place an oven-proof weight on top (a cast iron pan or a heavy casserole dish will work well), heavy enough to level the meat evenly, so it cooks evenly. Roast the pork belly for 1 hour. Then remove the weight and baking paper and turn pork belly over so it is skin-side up. Roast for a further 10 minutes.
  • While that’s cooking, make your salad. Slice all elements and add to a bowl. Add nuoc cham. When the pork is done, slice into little pieces and serve!

Notes

Make crispy pork belly on its own or compliment with a side of sweet sour pickled Vietnamese vegetables. So delicious and surprisingly easy to make.
Keyword BBQ Pork, Fusion, Pickled Vegetables, Pork belly, Vietnamese

Posted In: Dairy-Free, Dinner, Gluten Free, Healthy, Lunch, Oven, Pork, Salads

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