Dinner for 2

Chinese Crispy Pork Belly

Name: Chinese Crispy Pork Belly
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 pork belly; 1 1/2 tbsp chinese cooking wine; 1 tsp chinese five spice powder; 1 tsp white pepper; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tbsp white vinegar; 200 g / 7 oz rock salt

$7.32for 4110 minServes 2

Pork belly is seasoned with wine and spices, roasted under salt, then finished hot for crisp skin.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pork roast, 1 lb$2.49/lb typical	1 lb	$2.49Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.66

Swaps

Swap pork roast for beef chuck roastabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Wine, beer and spiritsDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsVinegarSalt and pepper

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110 minstart to table
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2servings (the source says 8, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

Chinese Dairy-free Low-carb Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.83 per serving$7.32 for 4

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Ingredients

1 pork belly
1 1/2 tbsp chinese cooking wine
1 tsp chinese five spice powder
1 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp white vinegar
200 g / 7 oz rock salt

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F.
Season the pork belly meat with cooking wine, five spice, white pepper, and salt.
Brush the skin with vinegar and cover it with the rock salt.
Roast the pork belly skin-side up in a roasting pan for 75 minutes.
Remove the rock salt and roast at 450 F for 20 minutes, until the skin is crisp and the pork reaches 145 F.
Rest the pork for 5 minutes before slicing.

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