How to Make Crispy Roasted Pork with an Air Fryer

Boil the meat

Buy pork belly, scrape off any hair, wash it clean, let it drain, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.

Put a pot on the stove, add 300 ml of water, and bring to a boil, then add 3 shallots, 3 slices of ginger, and 1 star anise.

Then, add the pork belly to boil, but make sure to place the skin side down in the pot.

Boil for 7 minutes, then remove the meat and let it cool.

Marinate the spices

Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon of five-spice powder evenly over the piece of meat.

Then rub the spices evenly into the meat and use a clean paper towel to dry the skin.

Score the skin and brush with vinegar

You add 1 teaspoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of vinegar into a bowl and stir well until the salt dissolves.

Next, you use a sharp stick or toothpick to evenly poke the skin, then use a brush to coat the mixture of salt and vinegar onto the skin of the meat piece.

After that, you use a hairdryer to dry the surface of the skin, repeating the process of brushing with vinegar and drying 4 times.

Fry in the air fryer

You wrap the meat piece with aluminum foil, leaving the skin exposed.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with the Pre-heat mode and press start. When the oven is hot, you place the meat into the air fryer, roasting at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.

After the time is up, you remove the aluminum foil from the meat and continue roasting for another 15 minutes.

Final Product

You take the meat out and cut it into bite-sized pieces, serve on a plate accompanied by soy sauce with garlic and chili, cucumbers, and various herbs to enhance the flavor.

The roasted pork has a beautiful golden color with a crispy skin, and the meat inside remains tender and fragrant, very suitable to eat with rice paper or steamed white rice, both are delicious.

Prepare the Ingredients

To eliminate the odor of the pork belly, rub coarse salt evenly around the meat and then rinse it with water.

Next, add 200ml of water to the pan, place the pan on the stove, and heat over medium heat for about 3 minutes until the water boils.

Then, place the cleaned meat in the pan so that the skin side is directly facing the bottom of the pan, ensuring that the meat is not submerged in water, and boil for about 3 minutes until the skin is slightly cooked.

After 3 minutes, remove the meat and rinse it with cold water.

Next, pour out the water in the pan, then put the pan back on the stove to heat it up. After that, place the skin side of the meat down in the pan, moving it back and forth for about 3 minutes to dry the skin.

Crispy Roasted Pork Belly

To make crispy roasted pork belly, you spread aluminum foil out on a flat surface and then place the dried pork belly on it with the skin side facing up.

Next, you fold the 4 corners of the aluminum foil around the piece of meat, leaving only the skin exposed, and then spread a thick layer of salt about 1cm deep over the skin.

Then, you put the meat into the air fryer, setting the temperature to 150 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes.

Wait until the fryer makes a “TING TING” sound, then take the piece of meat out. If the layer of salt on the surface is dry and hardened, the skin is completely dry, hard, and slightly yellow, it is done.

After that, you brush off the layer of salt from the skin, then place the meat on another piece of aluminum foil and wrap it similarly as before, continuing to put the meat back into the air fryer at a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius for 35 minutes. When you take the piece of meat out and see the skin puffed up, golden, and crispy, it is complete.

Final product

The crispy roasted pork skin after completion will have a fragrant, golden layer, crunchy and appealing, combined with the tender and delicious pork belly.

You cut the roasted pork into small pieces, eat it with fresh vegetables, and dip it in garlic chili soy sauce or sweet and sour fish sauce for the ultimate experience!