SIEW YUK (CRACKLING PORK)
People
Serves 4 to 6
Prep Time
Grilling Time
1:30 h
- People
- Serves 4 to 6
- Prep Time
- Grilling Time
- 1:30 h
the Ingredients
- 1.5 - 2 kilogram Pork Belly
- 1 teaspoon Table salt
- ½ teaspoon White pepper
- ½ teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powde
- 2 tablespoons Chinese wine (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Rock salt
Instructions
- 01 Wash and pat dry the pork with a paper towel.
- 02 Prick surface of the skin with a thrusting needle. Be careful not to puncture through to the esh.
- 03 Season the esh side with Chinese 5 spice powder, white pepper, table salt, and Chinese wine.
- 04 Keep the pork belly in chiller overnight with skin side facing up and exposed in order to dry the skin.
- 05 30 minutes before roasting, remove from chiller and cover entire surface of the skin with rock salt.
- 06 After 30 minutes, scrape o the rock salt, dab dry with paper towel and season the skin with table salt.
- 07 Finally place the pork on a roasting rack and shield.
- 01 Preheat grill to 220°C for 15 minutes with the lid down.
- 02 Place the pork on top of the roasting rack and shield. Then Roast the pork over indirect heat for 90 minutes.
- 03 If the skin is charred, take a knife and scrape o charred portions of the skin.
- 04 Remove from the grill and let to rest for 10 minutes.
In the kitchen:
At the barbecue:
the Ingredients
- 1.5 - 2 kilogram Pork Belly
- 1 teaspoon Table salt
- ½ teaspoon White pepper
- ½ teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powde
- 2 tablespoons Chinese wine (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Rock salt