Pork belly proves the golden rule that all good things come in threes. Here, it’s the yielding tender pork flesh, a thin layer of gelatinous fat, and the crisp-snap of that pork crackling.
To cook pork belly often means slow, patient cooking. From mastering the best pork belly recipe for a Sunday roast to braised pork belly such as Tony Tan’s rich braised pork belly with soy sauce and Kylie Kwong’s take on sweet and sour pork with Davidson’s plum.
Here, you’ll find a recipe for pork belly to suit whatever mood you’re in. We have porchetta alla Ariccia, babi guling (Balinese roast pork), crispy pork belly stir-fry, burgers with pork belly, and Filipino-style pork belly bao buns. Plus, Mike McEnearney’s guide to cooking pork belly will ensure a perfect pork crackling everytime.
These are our best pork belly recipes to turn to.

Twice-cooked pork belly with pickled apple salad and maple-glazed cabbage
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Lechon kawali pork belly bao buns

Pork belly donburi

Ho Jiak’s tau yu bak (braised soy pork belly)

Mirin-glazed pork belly, ginger rice and pickled shiitake mushrooms

Balinese pork belly satay

Crisp pork belly stir-fry with snake beans and okra

Victor Liong’s masterstock-braised meats and tofu

Tony Tan’s braised pork belly with soy sauce

Milk buns with sticky roast pork

Bún chả (Hanoi grilled pork with rice vermicelli)

Three Blue Ducks’ spicy Bourbon pork

Pork and spring onion yakiton with tare

Agrarian Kitchen Eatery’s roasted pork belly with tomato and cucumber relish

Pork belly glazed with honey wheat beer, with spring wheat salad

Roast confit pork belly with cumquat relish

Kylie Kwong’s sweet and sour pork with Davidson’s plum

Pork skepasti

Momofuku’s pork buns: the story, the recipe

Pork banh mi

Balinese roast pork (Babi guling)

Neil Perry: Stir-fried salt pork with garlic chives and garlic stems

Roast pork rolls with apple slaw

Tony Tan’s Sichuan sliced pork with garlic and chilli sauce

Porchetta alla Ariccia (Ariccian-style roast pork belly)

Grilled pork belly, lychee salad and chilli jam

Pork belly with clams, cavolo nero namul and corn (samgyeopsal)

Roast pork belly and kimchi burgers

Roast pork belly with peach relish and potato and parsley salad

Yama Kitchen & Bar’s thousand-layer pork belly

Oaxacan-style tlayudas

Kylie Kwong: Caramelised pork belly with Chinese coleslaw

Barbecued pork belly skewers

Bodega’s pork belly and bullhorn peppers

Ramen with roast pork belly, nori and spring onion

Okonomiyaki with sticky soy pork belly

Porchetta, crackling and nectarine relish on ciabatta
