Pork belly recipes
Our best pork belly recipes make the most of this splendid cut of meat. Rich, fatty pork belly works in all kinds of dishes:
Perfect roast pork: Master the art of crispy crackling or dish up golden roast pork belly with figs, pears and sherry.
Global flavours: Our favourite pork belly recipes from around the world include pork belly tacos, crispy Thai pork belly, Brazil’s beloved feijoada or Andi Oliver’s Caribbean roast pork.
In a hurry? Use your air fryer for speedy pork belly strips or the pressure cooker for pork belly and kimchi soup .
Slow it down: Let the meat simmer slowly in this Southern Thai-inspired braised pork belly with peppercorns, or try slow-roast pork belly.
To complete an epic roast, take a look at our Sunday roast side dishes. For more quick midweek ideas, browse our air fryer recipes and stir-fries.
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Broad beans
Habas a la Catalana (Catalan pork and broad beans)
Habas a la Catalana is a traditional pork and broad bean stew from Spain's Catalonia region. Make this hearty stew with our simple recipe.
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Roasts
Roast pork belly with foolproof perfect crackling
Getting that perfect crunchy crackling on your roast pork belly can be tricky. We share our foolproof method for crispy perfection.
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Batch cooking
Southern Thai-inspired braised pork belly with peppercorns
This sticky pork belly dish is inspired by moo hong, a recipe from Phuket. Simmered for hours, it's a perfect batch cook recipe.
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Air fryer pork belly strips
Kept succulent with our water trick, these air fryer pork belly strips have a beautiful contrast of soft, yielding fat and juicy meat.
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Ben Tish’s pork belly ribs with roasted peaches and fennel
Pork belly is a thing of wonder – especially slow cooked or barbecued on the bone. Ben Tish pairs belly ribs with fennel and sweet peaches.
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Caribbean
Andi Oliver’s Caribbean roast pork (vinidaloush)
Looking for an impressive roast for the weekend? Andi Oliver shares a tongue-tingling recipe for vindaloush, Caribbean roast pork.
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Crispy Thai pork belly with nam jim jaew
This crispy Thai pork belly with nam jim jaew dipping sauce makes a great starter or starter, or a main meal with some steamed jasmine rice.
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Tacos
Pork belly tacos with smashed broad beans
Spring time tacos are the way forward! This pork belly dish makes seasonal British twists by using fresh broad beans in place of avocados and lime-pickled radishes instead of red onion.
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Recipes with kimchi
Pressure cooker kimchi and pork-belly soup
Use your pressure cooker to make this hearty pork and kimchi soup in next to no time. Serve the spicy broth with a drizzle of chilli oil.
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Feijoada (Brazilian pork and bean stew)
Turn up the heat with Feijoada, the beloved Brazilian pork and black bean stew. We'll show you how to make this rich stew from scratch.
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Stir-fries
Coorg pandhi pork stir-fry
Try Vivek Singh's sensational Coorg pandhi pork stir-fry from Karnataka, India. Ginger-marinated pork belly is slowly braised then stir-fried.
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Slow-roast pork belly with lemon, parsley and caper gremolata
Serve up our slow-roast pork belly with the herby gremolata to add a touch of freshness to this rich meat, before enjoying with lots of roast potatoes.
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Satisfyingly slow roasts
Soy-braised pork belly
Matt Tebutt's slow-cooked soy-braised pork belly is packed with knockout Asian flavours: salty soy sauce, vibrant herbs and exotic spices.
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Roast pork belly with figs, pears and sherry
There’s something about yielding tender meat and crunchy crackling – two elements that make a juicy roast pork belly irresistible.
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Pork belly with roast peaches, chard and mustard vinaigrette
Crunchy crackling on the outside, tender slow-cooked pork on the inside, plus sweet roasted peaches and rainbow chard…This is a roast to look forward to.
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Prune and apple stuffed pork belly with roast fennel and apples
This recipe for stuffed pork belly was created by the three 2017 Masterchef finalists Lorna, Alison and Giovanna, also known as Three Girls Cook.
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