Roasted Pork Belly Bites

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 275°F. Lightly season pork belly all over with salt and ground black pepper.
  2. Place pork belly on roasting rack in roasting pan, and roast in oven for 3 hours.
  3. After 3 hours, remove pork belly, and let it cool for 30 minutes before cutting it.
  4. Once pork belly has cooked and cooled, slice it into ½-inch slices.
  5. Heat small amount of oil in sauté pan, and pan-fry pork belly slices until crisped and hot.
  6. Remove pan-fried pork belly slices, and brush them with Gochujang BBQ Sauce.
  7. Place Pork Belly slices on platter, and sprinkle with chile flakes and black sesame seeds. Scatter with pickled radishes, and sprinkle cilantro over everything to cover.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Smithfield® Pork Belly
  • salt, to taste
  • black pepper, ground, to taste
  • oil, vegetable, as needed
  • chili flakes, as needed
  • sesame seeds, black, as needed
  • 6 to 8 sprigs cilantro, fresh

Pickled Radishes

Directions

  1. In mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch radish(es), red
  • 1/2 cup vinegar, red wine
  • 1/2 cup fish sauce

Gochujang BBQ Sauce

Directions

  1. In blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth, and reserve.

Recipe by Chef Grace Model • Chef de Cuisine, S.K.Y. Restaurant – Chicago, IL

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup Gochujang
  • 2 tbsp Passion fruit puree
  • 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp Kecap manis, (Indonesian sweet soy sauce)
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp molasses
  • 1 tsp garlic, powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp Liquid hickory smoke
  • 1 tsp ancho chile powder
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp