Oven-Roasted Pork Belly Recipe with Perfect Crackling
A slow-roasted pork belly recipe delivers tender meat and a crispy crackling skin using simple seasonings.
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Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C).
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Place a rack on a rimmed baking sheet.
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Score the skin of 2 pounds of pork belly 1/4 to 1/2-inch apart, cutting through the skin and fat but not into the meat.
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Season the pork all over with 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, then drizzle with 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil and rub it in.
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Position the pork on the rack, skin-side up.
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Roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until the meat is very tender.
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Increase the oven temperature to 425 F and continue roasting for an additional 20 to 25 minutes to crisp the skin.
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Remove the pork and let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing thinly along the score marks.