Ingredients:
2 lbs. pork belly
2 tbsp salt
2 tbsp whole pepper corn
5 pcs dried bay leave
3 cups cooking oil
34 ounces water
Method:
1. Place the water on a big cooking pot and bring to boil.
2. Add the pork belly. Add 1 tbsp of salt and 1 tbsp of pepper. Add the bay leaves. Simmer for 30 minutes or until the meat is tender
3. Remove the meat from the pot. Let it cool down for a few minutes; you may choose to refrigerate. Cut the skin of the meat diagonally to add crispiness in frying.
4. Spread the remaining salt and pepper on the meat. Make sure to distribute these evenly on all sections of the meat.
5. On a dry cooking pot, put the cooking oil and heat it up.
6. Fry the meat until the immersed side is brown and the skin texture is crispy.
7. Flip the meat to cook the opposite side.
8. Remove the meat from the pan and slice to serving portions.
Happy cooking 🙂