Crispy and easy Chinese pork belly cooked in the Instant Pot. Air frying time is 46 minutes and I used simple ingredients to make this crispy pork belly.
Crispy and easy Chinese pork belly cooked in the Instant Pot
I made this Chinese Pork Belly in my conventional oven and I thought I will try it in my Instant Pot Duo Crisp Plus Air Fryer and I was so happy with the outcome. The skin was crisp, the meat was perfectly cooked, and the best part, there was no oil splatter everywhere. Less cleaning after enjoying this meal.
So I encourage you to make this.
Equipment:
Since I overcame the fear of using my Instant Pot Duo Air fryer, I have used this appliance three to four times a week. This baby cooks fast and easily.
Ingredients for Instant Pot Pork Belly
- 1 1/2 lbs of pork belly slab
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup coarse salt I used coarse Kosher Salt here
How Do You Cook Pork Belly in the Instant Pot Duo plus Air Fryer
Cooking pork belly slabs in the Instant Pot is easy and convenient. Here are the steps to do it.
Step one: I make sure that my pork belly slab is level out, to ensure equal cooking. I trim off some meat that makes it uneven.
Step two: I pat dry the meat and let it sit in the fridge overnight to make sure it’s dry.
Step three: I poke holes in it using nails or a knife. In the video, my husband made me those nails with handles just for this intention.
Step four: Brush the skin with vinegar.
Step five: Put the pork belly on a tin foil and cover all sides with the foil, leaving the skin open, and air fry for forty-six minutes. I also broil it to add crisps to the skin.
How long to cook pork belly in Instant Pot?
- Air fry the pork belly slab for forty-six minutes and broil for eight minutes.
What do you serve with Chinese pork belly?
- After slicing the pork belly slabs into small pieces, I serve it with rice, and I dipped it simply in a fish sauce, or vinegar with lots of chopped garlic.
How long does it take for pork belly to be tender?
Cooking pork belly is really easy and it gets tender depending on how long you cooked them. IF you bake in the conventional oven, it takes an hour. When I deep-fried it, I boiled it until soft and deep fry until golden brown.
What kind of pork belly to buy
I highly recommend using a pork belly with a good amount of fat, and a good amount of flesh in it.
Some pork belly I saw in the store has no pork belly in it, and that’s a no, no. The fat seeps through the hole and helps make those crisp bubbles.
Choose pork belly that has even thickness. It will have evenly cooked crackling.
For more Pork Belly Recipes:
- Chinese Pork Belly Cooked in the Oven
- Lechon Kawali
- Pork Belly Roll
- Instant Pot Gua Bao
- Instant Pot Pork Chashu
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Crispy and easy Chinese pork belly cooked in the Instant Pot
Equipment
- 1 instant pot duo crisp plus air fryer
- 1 Ice pick
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs Pork Belly Slabs
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup coarse salt to cover the skin I used coarse Kosher Salt here
- small amount of vinegar
Instructions
- Put the pork belly slab on a flat surface and trim excess meat to level out the pork belly slab. We need to do this to make the pork belly cooked equally.
- Using an ice pick, nails, or skewer, poke holes on the skin- lots of holes. Pat dry the belly. Flip the meat and rub it with salt and pepper. Make sure that all nooks are covered with the rub.
- Flip the belly again and pat dry. Put the pork belly on a tin foil and cover all sides with the foil, leaving the skin open. Refrigerate the pork belly uncovered, overnight to make the slab dry.
- Brush the pork belly with vinegar and cover the pork belly slab with rock salt. I used coarse Kosher salt in this post.
Preparing the Instant Duo Crisp plus Air Fryer
- Place the inner pot and put the air fryer basket. Put the prepared pork belly in the air fryer basket and cover it with the air fryer lid. Push the air fryer setting/ Set the temperature at 375 F and set the time to forty-six minutes.
- When done, gently remove the chunks of salt and push the broil setting for eight minutes.
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