Pork Belly
Difficulty
Medium
Prep time
15 minutes
Prep time
65 minutes
Total time
1 hour 20 minutes
Yield
6 servings
Ingredients
- 12 oz pork belly
- ¾ C salt
- For spice mix:
- 2 tbsp lemon pepper
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- for the guacamole:
- 1 avocado
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
- Juice from 1 lemon
- For the pickled red onion
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- â…“ C apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- Place pork belly skin-side down and use a knife to score the meat in a cross-hatch. Season with paprika and lemon pepper.
- Place over aluminum foil and cook for 20 minutes,
- Turn the pork belly so it’s skin-side up, pour salt over the skin and spread evenly so that a thick coat covers all of it.
- Fold the aluminum foil along the sides soonly the top of the pork belly is visible. Place inside the Bella Air Fryer and cook for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from the air fryer and scrape off the salt crust. Place back in the Bella Air Fryer again and cook another 15 minutes until skin becomes crispy. Let cool.
- To make the guacamole, open the avocado, discard the pit and scoop the fruit into a small bowl. Add tomatoes, onion and cilantro. Mix to combine, then season with lemon juice and salt.
- For the onion side, place the sliced red onion in a small bowl. Add apple cider vinegar and sugar. Set aside to infuse for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve the pork belly sliced, with guacamole and pickled onions.