Siu Yuk

My first official attempt at making the dish that I have to fight people for whenever I go for Chinese food. Siu Yuk, the crispy, yet melting in your mouth pork belly.

I'd say it turned out pretty nicely and I'm more surprised that my camera picked up everything. This is just the end result and more to test out the camera itself. I'd say it worked out pretty well.

The recipe for those interested:

Pork belly
garlic powder
onion powder
5 spice powder
ginger powder
salt
pepper
oil

I rinsed the pork belly, wiped it dry, and then scored it. After that, I rubbed it all over in salt. I put the rest of the seasoning over the meat side and let it marinate for an hour. After that, I preheat the oven to 325F and got some oil over the skin to help crisp it up more.

I put a pan of water under the roasting tray to keep the meat moist while crisping the skin and let it cook for 2-3 hours. In this case, I had it going around 2 1/2 hours. Let it rest when done, slice it up, and eat.

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Tags:

• Siu
• Yuk
• Crispy
• Pork
• Belly

[barfman7767]

looks great bud! i see your crosshatching marks on the skin! :) I have used this recipe for the meat part, i hope you like it. Red fermented bean curd, 5 spice powder, salt, sugar, black powder, garlic. all one tablespoon each except the sugar which is 1and 1/2 tablespoon, let it marinate. for puffier and crispier skin try using the broiler and bring skin closer to the heating element, it will puff up fast! be sure to wear good mitts and move it around till is evenly crispy! :)

[ryubahamut]

@barfman7767 Your recipe sounds great and a lot more legit than mine! :) I don't know if the sugar is needed though and am always worried about it burning unless I'm covering whatever I'm cooking. Sometimes my broiler doesn't puff up the skin as much as I would like (electric stove :/ ) and it leads me to just fry the skin in a pan. In this, I didn't take that step and looking back, I wish I had. :)

[solidaznsnake17]

Some foods are just worth fighting for ;)

[ryubahamut]

@solidaznsnake17 This is definitely one of those things. I've been known to wipe out a whole one on my own if I'm hungry enough. I always keep a couple in my freezer when the craving strikes me. :)

[KanashimiRensa]

Lol xD When you tipped with your finger on it, it sounded like it's made of stone xD

[ryubahamut]

@KanashimiRensa It was fresh from the oven and ready to be cracked into with a nice sharp knife! Like an idiot, I burned my finger tip twice from all the tapping. Touching freshly cooked meat isn't the smartest thing I've done. ><

[barfman7767]

@ryubahamut Hey thanks for the comments! The sugar is simply to mellow out the flavor of the 5 spice and the salt. The 5 spice needs to be toned down a bit. If you don't like it, cut the quantity in half. You will taste the difference. Let the sugar burn a little, it will caramelize! :) Also to aid in the puffiness of the crackling, make sure you brush a light layer of oil before broiling. The more puffier, the more airy and crispier it will be! Good luck bud!

[peeweesherman]

looks like you might want to invest in a cleaver.