Ingredients
6 servings
- •0.5 pound whole pork belly, skin removed
- •0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika, or to taste
- •kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
- •1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
- Season pork belly all over with smoked paprika, salt and black pepper.
- Wrap pork in parchment paper; wrap a second time in aluminum foil; wrap a third time in another sheet of aluminum foil.
- Place pork packet in a baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 6 hours. Let cool in wrappings to room temperature; place cooled packet in the refrigerator and chill for 8 hours to overnight.
- Unwrap chilled pork; reserve any rendered fat that falls away when unwrapping pork.
- Cut pork into 6 equal portions. Cut 1/8x1/8-inch slashes in the fat-side of pork. Season with salt.
- Heat 2 tablespoons reserved pork fat in a skillet over medium heat. Place pork belly, fat-side down, in hot fat; cook until browned on all sides and heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer pork belly to a plate, drizzle with olive oil, and season with pepper.
Nutritional Facts
Per 6 servings
- Calories: 87
- Carbohydrate: 0g
- Fat: 7g
- Protein: 5g