INGREDIENTS:
- 1 pork belly joint (1.5-2.0 kg. in weight)
- 4 tbsps. of salt
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp. cracked black peppercorns
- 2 tbsps. fennel seeds, cracked or 2 bay leaves
- 2 tbsps. vinegar
- cooking oil for deep frying
- Cut the pork into 2 " wide pieces. Put in a pot or pressure cooker together with the rest of the ingredients (except the cooking oil) and top up with water to cover. Boil until tender, 1 1/2-2 hours in an ordinary pot or 25 minutes in a pressure cooker.
- When done, transfer to a cooling rack and scrape clean. Sprinkle the pork skin with extra fine salt. Leave to cool completely, then refrigerate. This may be done a day in advance.
- The pork pieces should be very cold and the skin dry before frying. Sprinkle a small amount of corn flour on the meat part to prevent it from drying during the frying process.
- Heat up a good amount of oil in a wok or pot. Have a domed lid and a heavy bowl ready. When the oil is very hot, carefully slide a few pieces of pork in the oil, skin side down. Cover with the lid and weigh down with the inverted bowl. Fry in low heat for ten minutes until the pork is medium brown.
- Transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat the process with the other pieces. Cool completely. The pork pieces may be frozen at this stage for future use.
- To finish cooking, heat up the oil until very hot. Drop two pieces of pork, skin side down into the hot oil. Cover with the lid. Carefully tip the lid to open by a crack, facing away from you. Sprinkle 2 tbsps. of cold water and immediately put the lid back. This will help blister the pork skin. When the spattering subsides, take the lid off to let the steam evaporate. Fry until crisp on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
- Chop into bite sized pieces before serving with garlic, vinegar and chilli as dip or with a salsa of chopped tomatoes and onions seasoned with anchovy bagoong or anchovy essence.
Source: Adora's Box
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