38 pork belly recipes to satisfy those crackling cravings

Slow-braise pork belly until soft and yielding, or oven-roast for that snap crackling. Either way, you won't regret it.

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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.