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Something easy and crunchy for your Sunday’s lunch. Pork belly is very special in Chinese cuisine, it is fancy and it needs a lot of love. Okay I just made that up. But the more I learn cooking Chinese, the more I realized that the core of Chinese cooking lies way beyond stir-frying. One of the techniques of cooking is to make us appreciates the fatty layers of meat and literally transforms it into something delicious.
This recipe is inspired by Hakka deep-fried pork belly.
![Hakka-style deep fried crispy pork belly step by step](http://indochinekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hakka-deep-fried-pork-belly-step1.jpeg)
Boil a strip of pork belly for a couple of minutes and remove from hot water. Slice it to 0.25-0.5 cm slices.
![Hakka-style deep fried crispy pork belly step by step](http://indochinekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hakka-deep-fried-pork-belly-step2.jpeg)
Marinade with soy sauce, salt, sugar and cornflour for half an hour
![Hakka-style deep fried crispy pork belly step by step](http://indochinekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hakka-deep-fried-pork-belly-step3.jpeg)
Deep fry in shallow pan with hot oil. Use chopsticks to separate the meat pieces. The use of cornflour makes them stick together even in the hot oil.
![Hakka-style deep fried crispy pork belly step by step](http://indochinekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hakka-deep-fried-pork-belly-step4.jpeg)
Fry till golden and crunchy. Drain on paper towel, or if you have none, use a piece of paper (or calender scrap – not recommended though)
Serve with warm rice and boiled broccoli. So you won’t feel guilty for eating fatty and fried pork.
Crispy Pork Belly, Hakka-style
Ingredients
- 300 g pork belly
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp sugar (optional)
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- Oil for deep-frying
Instructions
- Boil pork belly and cut into thin slices
- Marinade with the rest of the ingredients for 30 minutes
- Deep-fry till golden and crunchy over high heat, about 3-5 minutes
- Serve with warm rice and stir-fry vegetables