These are less than a half inch thick. Only pork belly I could find

by warsmanclaw

20 Comments

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  2. Critical-Werewolf-53

    You’ve said nothing about what you’re trying to make 🤷‍♂️

  3. Sliced is not ideal for sous vide as it’s so thin. But it’ll work. Generally I’d take a slab of belly and do like 165f for 12 hours, chill and then slice and fry off to serve. You could probably do this in thin layers and do less time, idk like 6-8? But I wouldn’t try to bunch it up as it might become difficult to separate them.

    Also really depends on what exactly your goal is as the other person mentioned

  4. comfortablynumb0629

    I personally think you’ll end up very disappointed if you try to sous vide these as they will render down significantly.

    Personally for pork belly cut like this I like to just do a quick pan fry to get both sides golden brown.

    I’ll then add in some “simmering seasons” if you will, and by that I typically go the route of something like soy sauce, little rice wine vinegar, hoisin, ginger (but obviously use whatever sounds good to you) and then typically water as you want it wet enough to simmer covered for a decent amount of time (anywhere from 15mins – 50mins depending on how tender you want it to be, how much is being cooked, etc)

    After that I’ll crank the heat up and let any remaining liquid evaporate off and let everything caramelize a bit in the pain.

  5. gravity_bomb

    Marinate and quick sear to make a chashu approximation for ramen. This is too thin for sous vide to be effective.

  6. Altruistic_Bobcat509

    This style is for quick cook Korean style bbq! If you are dead set on the sous vide, I’d marinate it galbi or bulgogi style, sous vide bacon style, and then char slightly before serving – Serve with some rice and Korean pickles.

  7. No_Sense_3559

    Cook plain, dip in fermented bean paste and sesame oil when eating. That’s it, nothing else needed.

  8. Affectionate_Tie3313

    This looks like a job for Korean barbecue or yakiniku

  9. kimbosdurag

    Toss them in a bit of sake. Let them sit for a bit. Fire up your grill, grill them, put salt and pepper on and eat

  10. Emergency_Station_15

    Bake in single layer in oven at 425 for 15-18mins. Preseason with salt and pepper if you like. Should crisp up nicely. Then follow with any of the sauce options everyone else suggested.

  11. mnkhan808

    Shoyu, Gochujang, Brown Sugar, Salt, Pepper, MSG, marinate for 2 hours then grill or pan fry then eat. Easy and delicious.

  12. ClarkNova80

    Stegt flæsk. Serve with parsley sauce and potatoes. DON’T sousvide.

  13. Upbeat_Main_7141

    So, I know this is a sous vide subreddit, but may I suggest Kimchi Jigae? The Maanggshi recipe is pretty good.

  14. barnsbarnsnmorebarns

    Make sure you sous vide with free herbs they packaged it with for an authentic flavor!

  15. BakingWaking

    You can try to stack them and sous vide them. It won’t be as good as a large chunk of pork belly, but it’ll suffice.

    You can use it to make lettuce wraps, ramen, put over some rice with some veggies. Like all meat, it’s versatile.