korean bbq inspired pork belly

Korean BBQ Inspired Pork Belly

Korean BBQ Inspired Pork Belly

Sauce Goddess
Cuisine

Asian-Inspired

Category

Pork and Lamb

This rich pork belly is a decadent trip to the Far East. We use ginger and sesame oil in addition to our vinegar-based Sweet & Tangy sauce to infuse flavor into the pork.
Korean BBQ Inspired Pork Belly

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Pork Belly, diced into 2”chunks

  • 2 Tbsp Sauce Goddess Sweet Heat

  • 1 jar Sauce Goddess Sweet & Tangy Marinade

  • 2 Tbsp Dry Ginger
  • 2 Tbsp Sesame Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil (light olive oil, avocado oil)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300°.

  2. Note this recipe can also be done in a slow cooker.
  3. Sprinkle Sweet Heat on pork belly.
  4. Set aside.
  5. Combine Sauce Goddess Sweet & Tangy sauce, sesame oil and ginger in a 2 cup measuring bowl.

  6. Stir to combine.
  7. In a large shallow oven-safe pan, brown all pieces of pork belly.
  8. Pour 1/2 cup of the sauce over the pieces of pork.
  9. Cover and place in a 300° oven.

  10. Bake for 45 minutes.
  11. Remove from the oven and baste with sauce in the pan. Fat should be visible now on top of the sauce.
  12. Cover and return to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
  13. Remove the meat from the pan and pour off the fat and sauce. This is waste but it needs to cool before you can throw it in the trash.
  14. Return the meat to the pan, add 1 cup of sauce and coat all the pieces.
  15. Bake for 15 minutes with the lid off.
  16. Baste again and return to the oven.
  17. Bake for the final 15 mintues, this step will brown the tops.
  18. Add remaining fresh sauce and heat throughout.
  19. Serve over rice or noodles.
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