Crispy Roast Pork

I had been very tempted to cook roast pork. It is very expensive to buy from the market especially during Chinese New Year. I googled several website and decided to try Josephine's recipe. It is a success on my first attempt. 

I adjusted her recipe a little to suit my family (Adjustment in Pink).


Ingredients
Salt
Baking soda
Pork Belly ½ kg

For Marinade:
1 tsp  Five spice powder (1.5 tsp)
1 tsp  LeeKumKee light soy sauce (1.5 tsp)
1 tsp  LeeKumKee Spare Rib Sauce (1.5 tsp)
1 tsp of sherry or rice wine (1.5 tsp)
1 tsp Salt

Method:
1) Wash pork belly. Place in a large pot and add water. Bring to a boil, cook until 7 done, about 10 minutes.

2) Take the pork belly out, Kitchen paper to thoroughly pat the skin dry, Use needles/ forks to poke the skin as many holes as possible and then Coat the skin with a teaspoon of soda, and a pinch of salt.
(This is important step to make for extra crispy).

3) Combine all in 1 tsp of five spice powder, light soy sauce, spare rib sauce and rice wine, mix well.
after then only marinate the meat but not the skin.

4) Air dry the whole pork belly openly and place in the fridge for overnight or more than 13 hours.

5) When ready to roast, Poke the skin with needles/forks evenly once again.

Baking steps:
Preheat oven to 230 degrees

1) Coat at least 1 inch thickness of salt on the skin, will help the skin extra crispy, and golden brown.
There is still a small amount of evaporation, if you skip for this process. Bake the pork belly for 30-45 minutes at (230 degrees).

2) After take out the pork belly and get rid of the salt, put back pork belly to the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes (230 degrees).

3) Reduce the heat to 200 degrees and bake for another 10 minutes. Take out from oven and Place them on a chopping board. Let it cool, take a sharp knife and scrap it, along the skin to remove any burnt. skin side down. Slice a strip of pork and further cut the strip to smaller, bite-sized pieces.


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