Source: The National Pork Board

PREP TIME

360 mins

COOK TIME

180 mins

SERVING SIZE

4

What You’ll Need

  • 1 Prairie Fresh® pork belly
  • Bao Buns 

Rub:

  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Cumin
  • Coriander 
  • 8 guajillo chili peppers (blistered, peeled)
  • 8 cloves garlic (roasted, peeled)
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoons coriander
  • 2 teaspoons allspice
  • 1 cup cider vinegar
  • Salt (to taste)

Directions

  1. For the Pork Belly: Rub pork belly with salt, sugar, cumin, and coriander on the meat side of the pork belly only.
  2. Chill for two days in roasting pan.
  3. Fill roasting pan with water until it is half the belly’s height.
  4. Roast at 275 F for 3 hours with remaining ingredients.
  5. Turn up heat to 450 F for 5 minutes, then decrease to 375 F and cook until skin is crisp but not burnt.
  6. Portion to serve.