Easy pork belly recipes

Perfect roast pork belly

Here’s how to guarantee crisp, crunchy crackling and meltingly soft meat every time.

Slow Cooked Pork Belly Recipe For Crispy Pork Belly

Porchetta with lemongrass and lime leaf

Feed a crowd with this spicy twist on the classic Italian porchetta – serve with seasonal roast vegetables or crispy rice.

Obihiro Butadon (grilled pork bowl)

Discover butadon, a Japanese classic from Hokkaido. This smoky, tare-glazed pork bowl was inspired by unagi and cooks best over charcoal for bold, authentic flavour.

Slices of grilled pork on top of rice with chop sticks on the side

BBQ pork belly

Slow cook your pork belly slices for fall-apart meat, soft, melting fat and lots of flavour. Finish off on the BBQ for a smoky flavour and caramelised edges.

Roast pork with hasselback potatoes

This beauty was the cover recipe for our March 2020 issue. Slow-roasted pork, crispy roasties, and a quick gremolata for a splash of colour. It's got Sunday written all over it.

Chinese pork belly

Chef Jeremy Pang's recipe sees pork belly poached, sliced and fried for a crispy skin and tender centre.

A dark red plate topped with slices of glazed pork belly with coriander on top

Slow-cooked crackling pork with red cabbage and mash

Check out our impressive pork belly with crunchy cabbage and super creamy mash. There are two tricks here for perfect crackling: salting the skin overnight to dry it out, and giving it a final blast of heat while the meat rests so it can puff up and crisp.

Slow Cooked Pork Belly Recipe with Red Cabbage and Mash

Pork belly with beans with pistou

A slow-cooked pork belly with silky cannellini beans and a garlicky, herby sauce makes a comforting dish which serves four.

Pork belly with beans and pistou in a deep baking dish

Boston baked beans

These wonderfully rich beans are studded with chunks of meltingly tender pork belly. Serve with crusty bread and a nice bottle of red.

Two bowls of homemade beans with Christmas decorations on the side

Chilli-and-marmalade-glazed pork belly squares

Kick off a festive party with our easy canapés. These sticky-sweet bites can be partly prepared ahead for fuss-free entertaining.

Pork Belly Canapés Recipe with Marmalade

Pork belly and potatoes baked in milk

Our roast pork belly recipe is inspired by an Italian dish which would usually use rolled loin. Pork belly cooked in milk is tender and succulent and, this pork belly makes for an easy and impressive main to feed a hungry crowd. For optimum crackling, cook for longer at the higher temperature before reducing.

Roast Pork Belly Recipe With Potatoes Baked in Milk

Crispy pork belly with sriracha

Check out this punchy, easy, crispy pork belly with Chinese five-spice. This flavoursome pork recipe is great with rice, noodles or bao buns.

Roast Pork Belly Recipe With Pork Belly Marinade

Low and slow pork belly with jalapeño creamed corn

This recipe for slow cooked pork belly with jalapeño creamed corn is really easy to make but packs in a lot of flavour. This family friendly pork belly recipe is gluten free and simple to make.

Slow Cooked Pork Belly Recipe with Creamed Corn

Rolled ’nduja-stuffed pork belly

If you're looking for a pork belly recipe why not try our rolled 'nduja-stuffed pork belly for an impressive centre piece. ’ is a spicy spreadable salami from Calabria and it adds a special twist to Tom Adams’ pork belly recipe. This impressive recipe is worth the effort. Use 'nduj a in this linguine recipe, too.

Rolled Pork Belly Stuffed With Nduja Recipe

Fennel rubbed pork belly

Enjoy a special Sunday roast with our fennel rubbed pork belly. This roast is perfect for feeding friends and family. Looking for roast potato recipes to go with you pork belly? Click the link for our best ever roast potatoes recipes...

Twice-cooked Chinese pork

Check out our delicious twice-cooked Chinese pork belly. This sticky pork recipe is really tender and packed with great flavours. Serve with green vegetables and steamed rice for a flavoursome evening meal.

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Spicy pork ramen

Pork belly ramen, anyone? Ramen may seem like one of those dishes you can't recreate at home, but this recipe for cheat’s spicy pork ramen changes that. Rather than spending hours making stock, we buy a good flavoured one and spike it with Asian aromatics. Here are our favourite noodle soup recipes in case you don't fancy this one.

Slow-roast pork belly with black pudding mash and grain mustard sauce

This pork belly dish takes a little time but really is worth making. The brine makes the pork taste amazing and helps the crackling along. The mash is incredibly luxurious and the sauce cuts through the richness of the dish.

Slow Roast Pork Belly Recipe with Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Chinese braised belly pork with greens

This really easy Chinese pork belly recipe cooks pork low and slow in soy, 5 spice and star anise. It's all cooked in one pot so you can just put it in the oven and forget about it. Serve with rice and greens.

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Bao buns with pork belly

Check out out recipe for sticky pork buns. These sweet, pillowy Hirata buns are popping up on menus all over at the moment. Try this recipe at home with our step-by-step guide. The secret to steamed buns is adding extra raising agent and double rising, which gives you a pillowy bun to stuff your pork belly into.

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Chifa chicharonnes

What's not to love about fried pork belly? This recipe is from Señor Ceviche and comes with an Asian sauce. You can cook the pork the day before and chill overnight if you like. Try one of these smart Asian dinner party ideas for main courses and sharing dishes.