Jalapeño Salt & Sugar Crusted Pork Belly

Chef Ryan Wiebe
Servings

2-4 servings

Prep Time

24 hours

Cook Time

90 minutes

Cuisine

Modern American

Category

Main Course

Because why wouldn't you want sweet, spicy and salty pork belly on hand at all times? This recipe by Chef Ryan Wiebe makes it easy to have oven-roasted pork belly on the ready. Using our Jalapeno Salt and sugar to make a great crust - this kind of prepped pork belly is great for a B.L.T., in a carbonara or with mussels.

Jalapeño Salt & Sugar Crusted Pork Belly

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Spiceology Jalapeño Salt
  • 2 lbs pork belly, skin-off
  • ¼ cup white sugar

Directions

  1. Mix together the salt and sugar.
  2. Cover your pork belly in all sides with the salt/sugar mix.
  3. Place on a covered rack and put into the fridge overnight.
  4. Preheat your oven to 450°F.
  5. Unwrap pork belly and place in the oven, cooking for 30-40 minutes until dark brown.
  6. Lower your oven temperature to 250°F and continue to cook for another 45 minutes until the pork is tender, but not falling apart.
  7. Let cool all the way if you would like nice even slices.
  8. This is a very versatile way to cook pork belly and can be used many different ways!