Easy Roasted Pork Belly Bites
Roasted Pork Belly Bites are tender, juicy, and full of flavor. They are perfect for lunch, busy weeknights, and easy weekend dinners. Roasted in Noubess Baharat Seasoning and tossed in a store-bought sweet and sour sauce finishes these beautifully! Only 3 ingredients are needed for this pork recipe.
Having the right seasoning in your pantry for cooking is essential. When craving an Asian exotic meal, we lean towards store-bought flavorful sauces. Although full of flavor, many of these sauces sometimes contain a lot of sodium and sometimes MSG.
This particular pork belly recipe is super easy to make and does require a store-bought sweet and sour sauce. The sweet and sour I chose to make this recipe is from my local Wegman’s Supermarket. The bottle size is 14.5 oz, the serving size is 2 tablespoons, total sodium is 135mg which accounts for 6%, and labeled as organic. This sauce is very flavorful and not bad when mixed with Noubess Baharat Seasoning.
What is pork belly?
Pork belly is a fatty, boneless cut of meat attached to the spareribs and the loin. The meat is sold in one piece or strips. Cooking methods include braising, roasting, searing, and smoking.
This meat cut is widely used in Asian cooking and versatile to cook with. The taste is exceptional. It is a bit salty, so I recommend not adding any salt to this recipe. The meat is meaty, hearty, and rich in flavor.
The ingredients needed for the recipe for Pork Belly Bites
This recipe is perfect for salad and to enjoy with fried plantains. Only 3 ingredients are required.
- Pork Belly, cut into bite sizes
- Noubess Baharat Seasoning
- Storebought Sweet and Sour Sauce (I used Wegman’s Organic Sweet and Sour Sauce)
How to make the recipe for Pork Belly Bites
To make Pork Belly Bites, the oven needs to be set to 200C/390F. The following instructions are to follow.
- Clean the pork belly strips (a quick rinse in vinegar or lemon base water). Thoroughly pat dry with paper towels.
- Prepare a roasting pan by lining it with aluminum foil for easy cleaning.
- Cut your pork belly into 1-2 inch cubes and place into a bowl. Add Noubess Baharat Seasoning and mix well.
- Place seasoned pork belly pieces into a roasting pan
- Roast for 20-30 minutes, stirring about halfway through.
- Remove from the oven and remove some of the fat rendered by the pork belly. Stir in the Sweet and Sour Sauce, then roast for another 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and enjoy with a side of vegetables, fried plantains, or plain lettuce leaves.
Notes and Tips
- Pork belly is easier to find at your local supermarket as it is becoming more popular.
- You can buy a whole slab or pre-sliced strips.
- The pork belly is fatty. Adding oil to this recipe is not recommended.
- Roasting pork belly is better because most of the fat is quickly melted.
- Storing is easy. Keep the raw meat in its packaging until you are ready to use it. Or, if you are meal prepping, store it in a freezer ziplock bag.
- Use pork belly to make Haitian Endui.
- Enjoy this recipe with vegetables, grains, boiled root vegetables, coleslaw, or salad.
Roasted Pork Belly Bites
Ingredients
- 3 pounds of Pork Belly skin removed
- ⅓ cup of Noubess Baharat Seasoning
- ⅓ cup of Sweet and Sour Sauce Wegman’s Organic, preferably
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/390F.
- Clean the pork belly strips (a quick rinse in vinegar or lemon base water). Thoroughly pat dry with paper towels
- Prepare a roasting pan by lining it with aluminum foil for easy cleaning.
- Cut your pork belly into 1-2 inch cubes and place into a bowl. Add Noubess Baharat Seasoning and mix well.
- Place seasoned pork belly pieces into a roasting pan
- Roast for 20-30 minutes, stirring about halfway through.
- Remove from the oven and remove some of the fat rendered by the pork belly. Stir in the Sweet and Sour Sauce, then roast for another 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and enjoy with a side of vegetables, fried plantains or plain lettuce leaves.
Notes
- Pork belly is easier to find at your local supermarket as it is becoming more popular.
- You can buy a whole slab or pre-sliced strips.
- The pork belly is fatty. Adding oil to this recipe is not recommended.
- Roasting pork belly is better because most of the fat is quickly melted.
Storing is easy. Keep the raw meat in its packaging until you are ready to use it. Or, if you are meal prepping, store it in a freezer ziplock bag. - Use pork belly to make Haitian Endui.
- Enjoy this recipe with vegetables, grains, boiled root vegetables, coleslaw, or salad.
Nutrition
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition info is automatically generated and provided as a courtesy and as an estimate only.
