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Confit Pork Belly

56 hr 20 min
48 hr 20 min prep
8 hr cook

Serves 12

0gCarbs
20gFat
24gProtein

Ingredients

  • 8 Bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp Dried fennel
  • 1 qt Extra virgin olive oil, or as needed for covering pork
  • 3/4 cup Coarse kosher salt
  • 3 1/2 lb Pork belly
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp Juniper berries
  • 3 Star anise

Shop ingredients

  • Item, Southern Style Spices Bulk Whole Bay Leaves. Quantity: 0.25 lbs. Price: $2.26.
    Southern Style Spices Bulk Whole Bay Leaves
    8 items needed

    $2.26

    $9.03

  • Item, Southern Style Spices Bulk Whole Fennel Seed. Quantity: 0.25 lbs. Price: $1.53.
    Southern Style Spices Bulk Whole Fennel Seed
    2 tbsp needed

    $1.53

    $6.12

  • Item, H-E-B Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Quantity: 2 eachs. Price: $17.22.
    H-E-B Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    1 qt needed

    $17.22

    $8.61 / each

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  • Item, H-E-B Coarse Kosher Salt. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $2.60.
    H-E-B Coarse Kosher Salt
    3/4 cup needed

    $2.60

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  • Item, H-E-B Natural Pork Belly. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $27.58.
    H-E-B Natural Pork Belly
    3 1/2 lb needed

    $27.58

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  • Item, H-E-B Brown Sugar. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $2.52.
    H-E-B Brown Sugar
    1/2 cup needed

    $2.52

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  • Item, Morton & Bassett Juniper Berries. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $8.51.
    Morton & Bassett Juniper Berries
    2 tbsp needed

    $8.51

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  • Item, Morton & Bassett Star Anise. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $8.30.
    Morton & Bassett Star Anise
    3 items needed

    $8.30

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Instructions

  1. Place a small non-stick pan over medium-low heat. Add fennel seeds, juniper berries, bay leaves and star anise pods. Gently toast spices until fragrant. Remove from heat, transfer to a blender and blend until ground fine.
  2. Combine ground spices with salt and sugar and mix thoroughly. Place pork belly fat-side up on a cutting board. Using a knife, score fat diagonally on each side so the cuts make a diamond pattern. Place into a pan or dish and using all seasoned salt and sugar mixture, evenly coat entire pork belly.
  3. Cover pork and refrigerate for at least 48 hours. After 48 hours, preheat oven to 225F.
  4. Rinse pork belly under cold water to remove all salt mixture. Pat dry and place in a deep roasting pan or pot. Add enough olive oil to just barely submerge pork. Cover with foil or lid and cook for 4 hours.
  5. After 4 hours, remove from oven and cool at least 1 hour. (discard oil). For serving simply cut pork belly in half then evenly slice thin or thick pieces and sear each piece in a hot skillet until crispy on each side.
  6. Chef's Note: For best results, once pork has cooled to room temp and been removed from oil refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow fat to solidify before cutting and searing pieces.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

12 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories
    280
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 20g
    • 31%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 7g
    • 35%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 80mg
    • 27%
  • Sodium
    • 85mg
    • 4%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 0g
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 0g
  • Sugars
    • 0g
  • Protein
    • 24g
  • Vitamin C
  • Calcium
  • Iron
    • 4%
  • Vitamin A
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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