Chinese style pork belly bites are so easy to make in your Air Fryer! Crispy yet melt-in-the mouth tender with an irresistible sweet-salty flavor that will have you craving more.
Confession time… I have a large piece of pork belly in my freezer that I have been too intimidated to tackle for a very long time.
And here’s why… Most pork belly recipes seem kind of long-winded. A lot require a lengthy process of braising / slow cooking before frying.
NOT these air fryer pork belly bites! This recipe is super-easy and a fabulous way to use pork belly slices.
Air Fryer Pork Belly Ingredients
Here’s what you will need to make our sticky pork belly bites – I used my Cosori Air Fryer, a rack and a silicone air liner for this recipe.
- Pork Belly Slices: Pork belly is basically bacon, before it is cured and sliced. It can be sold as a large slab or as rindless pork belly slices which is what I used.
For the Asian marinade
- Hoisin sauce
- Soy sauce
- Minced garlic and ginger
- Rice vinegar
- Honey and brown sugar
- Sesame oil
Air Fryer Pork Belly Bites
Chinese style pork belly bites are so easy to make in your Air Fryer! Crispy yet melt-in-the mouth tender with an irresistible sweet-salty flavor that will have you craving more!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main, Side Dish
- Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 pork belly slices , without rind
Marinade
- ⅓ cup (80g) hoisin sauce
- ⅓ cup (80g) soy sauce, dark
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp ginger , minced thumb-sized piece fresh ginger)
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
To serve
- 5 spring onions , green part only, finely diced
- 1 red chilli , deseeded and finely diced
- Toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
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Combine all the marinade ingredients in a pyrex dish. Add the pork belly slices, turn once to coat and marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes or up to overnight in the fridge.
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Preheat the air fryer to 400°F / 200°C.
- Place the pork belly slices in a single layer on a rack or directly in the basket of your air fryer and reserve the marinade. NOTE: You may need to cook in batches, depending on the size of your fryer.
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Air fry the slices for 18-20 minutes, flipping them over halfway through. The pork will be sizzling and browned at the edges and some of the fat will have rendered. Use tongs to remove from the air fryer and cut into bite-sized cubes.
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Pour the marinade into a silicone air fryer liner, add the cubed pork belly bites and toss to coat.
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Lower the heat to 375°F / 190°C and air fry for a further 15-20 minutes, turning the bites over a few times so that they crisp up evenly. NOTE: if the pork is coloring too much you can reduce the heat a little further.
- Serve these Chinese pork belly bites garnished with sliced spring onions and toasted sesame seeds as a side dish or over steamed rice for a more substantial meal.
