So, there I was, staring at a pack of thinly sliced pork belly, dreaming about bacon, chicharon, lechon kawali and Hana’s pork senbei. It’s enough to get a girl in the mood to experiment.
The pork belly was actually for samgyupsal, but I was hungry and we didn’t have lettuce or other samgyupsal fixings in the house so I figured I could use it for something else. As mentioned, I was dreaming about bacon and pork senbei. Plus, you can’t go wrong with frying pork, right?
It’s simple enough. Lay the pork strips on a board. Dust liberally with rock salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Fry.
Listen to the sputter of the fat as the pork makes contact. See the meat brown gently, until it darkens to a crackling crisp. Flip to repeat the process. Drain on paper towels and try not to drool.
Serve with a mix of soy sauce and vinegar. And rice. Loads of it. Crunch, crunch, crunch. Aren’t simple experiments wonderful?
Fried + pork! Best word combination ever!
Amen! Almost as lovely as the single word that is “BACON.”
I am so trying this soon…I love buying this type of “bacon cut” pork belly but I usually do a Korean pork preparation with it. This simple, straightforward prep looks delicious though!
I’m looking for a decent Korean pork recipe for it too, since the samgyupsal recipe I tried before isn’t as nice as I wanted. I’ll be sure to check your archives later nga
Hello! I referred you to GMA News Online. They asked me about Bento and told them you were my Philippine Bento inspiration. LOL!
Meep. Kaloka!, But thanks for the vote of confidence, Kaye
Link here: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/262828/lifestyle/food/bored-with-your-baon-bento-can-make-it-better
They linked back to your blog. Hehe!
Thanks Kaye <3 <3 <3
Aaaah, now I’m really, really, tempted to try this out! Just woke up and I’ve got some bacon in the freezer… YUM!
Inggit! I’m always envious of people with bacon. <3