Marinated in a sweet and spicy sauce, this Chili Glazed Grilled Pork Belly results in juicy, flavorful meat with crispy grilled edges.For the first portion of my Pork Bucket List, I learned how to cook an Oven Roasted Crackling Pork Belly. Crackling on top with tender enough meat to quite literally melt in your mouth, I discovered that pork belly is like no other meat I’ve ever tasted. Over the past month, I’ve had an amazing food adventure as I visited restaurants all over the Phoenix area with my friends and family and continued to cross things off my #PorkBucketList.
Have you entered to win your own Pork Bucket List adventure?! The National Pork Board will be giving away win a $500 Visa Card to one very lucky Barefeet In The Kitchen reader and there’s only one week left to enter the giveaway! When I began my #PorkBellyCrawl, I’d only tasted pork belly once, and had no idea how versatile it could be. Smoked, Grilled, Deep Fried, Oven Roasted, Braised, Crackling, Pan-Fried, and Fire Roasted; I was lucky enough to taste more pork belly dishes than I even imagined existed and I’m excited to share my favorites with you today. Here are just a few of the delicious dishes that we enjoyed for our #PorkBellyCrawl:
Cracklin’ Duroc Pork Belly {pork belly} from Salty Sow Lechon Kawali {braised and deep fried pork belly} from Hey Joe! Street Tacos {pork belly} from Phoenix Street Food Cebuchon {roasted and glazed pork belly} from Halo Halo Kitchen Lechon Kawali {deep fried pork belly} from Halo Halo Kitchen Bacon Board {pork belly confit} from Bootleggers Modern American Steakhouse PBLT Sliders {smoked pork belly} from Bootleggers Modern American Steakhouse Pork Belly Taco {pork belly} from Salty Sow Farm Salad {pork belly and bacon lardons} from Salty Sow My favorite dish was the Pork Belly Taco at Salty Sow; fork tender strips of smoked pork belly, fresh arugula, feta cheese, and a soft fried egg are wrapped in a buttery flour tortilla. We ordered our tacos with a side of duck fat fries and it was a happy hour not to be soon forgotten! I could hardly wait to recreate the taco at home, using some of our favorite flavors in a sweet and spicy marinade. (I very rarely cook a meat without a marinade, it adds so much flavor for minimal effort!) I knew that bacon could be grilled, so I used that same process with extra thin strips of the pork belly. (Smoking the meat would be delicious as well, if you have a little more time and you’re willing to wait.) Start to finish the grilling was done in just about 5 minutes, and it’s hard to beat that for convenience! Don’t forget to enter to win a $500 Visa Card towards an adventure of your own! GIVEAWAY CLOSED Want to know how to win your own #PorkBucketList adventure? Giveaway details are posted HERE and you can check out other people’s pork bucket list ideas at PorkBucketList.com! Giveaway ENDS on September 30th. Disclosure: This blog post is sponsored by the National Pork Board. Thank you for supporting the brands I love that help make this site possible. As always all thoughts and opinions are my own.
