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Pork belly

Air fried lemongrass pork belly

Air fried lemongrass pork belly
Pork belly marinated in minced lemongrass, garlic, shallots, fish sauce and honey are skewered and air fried until golden on the outside and the meat is tender.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

Pork belly buns

Pork belly buns
Filipino humba, an adaptation of Chinese red-braised pork belly, meets mantou and Vietnamese pickled carrot and radish in a magnificent fusion version of pork belly buns.
Cook time: 2 hours hours
Servings: 8 pork belly buns

Crispy pork belly in coconut cream sauce

Crispy pork belly in coconut cream sauce
A spin on the Filipino dish Bicol Express, the meat is not simmered in spicy coconut cream sauce in this recipe. Sauce is ladled in serving bowls, cubes of crispy pork belly are dropped in, more sauce is drizzled over the pork and chili slices are sprinkled in to garnish.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

Air fried lechon kawali (crispy pork belly)

Air fried lechon kawali (crispy pork belly)
Simmer a slab of pork belly, drain and transfer to the air fryer. Thirty minutes later, you have perfectly cooked crispy pork belly with crackling skin.
Cook time: 2 hours hours
Servings: 4 people

Skewered and grilled pork adobo

Skewered and grilled pork adobo
Filipino adobo gets a makeover! Pork belly slices are skewered and braised in adobo sauce then grilled to char the surface.
Cook time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

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