The perfect comfort food for a rainy day: crispy pork belly with spicy garlic flavor.
[2 Servings, Ready in 30 Minutes, Easy to Make]
On rainy days, there's something incredibly satisfying about sizzling food. This recipe for Spicy Garlic Pork Belly Stir-Fry brings together the crispy deliciousness of pork belly with a simple, spicy garlic sauce. It's an ideal meal, especially when you're craving something warm and comforting.
Ingredients:
- Pork belly, 2 strips (our 1/4 Inch Cut Premium Pork Belly works well)
- Red chili pepper, 2
- Cheongyang chili pepper, 2 (can be substituted with Bird's Eye Chili/Thai Chili)
- Onion, 1/4
- Green onions, 2 stalks
- Minced garlic, 1 spoon
- Minced ginger, 1/2 spoon
- Cooking oil, as needed
Sauce
- Soy sauce, 3 spoons
- Vinegar, 2 spoons
- Water, 2 spoons
- Sugar, 1 spoon
- Pepper, a pinch
Instructions:
- Mix the sauce
- Finely chop the onion and slice the red chili peppers and Cheongyang chili peppers, and green onions.
- Cut the pork belly into small pieces.
- Cook the pork belly pieces in a pan until golden brown. Alternatively, you can cook them in an air fryer at 180°C for 10 minutes.
- Remove the pork belly from the pan. Add and sauté the minced garlic and ginger for a minute.
- Add the sauce, chopped onion, and sliced chili peppers.
- Once the sauce starts to simmer, add the fried pork belly and stir-fry.
- Serve over bed of rice and garnish with chopped green onions.
Notes:
- The spicy garlic sauce brings a delightful kick to the dish, perfectly complementing the crispy pork belly.
- Adjust the amount of chili peppers based on your preferred spice level.