This recipe might set a world record for highest bang for your buck. Making it is so easy, it practically doesn't count as cooking. And yet, the end result is delectable. The pork belly has this awesome chewy texture that is so satisfying to bite into. The sauce is a splash of flavor, made from simple, humble ingredients. In a nutshell, this recipe demonstrates that when it comes to pork belly, it doesn't take much to make the magic happen.
The writers at Cabbages World are true masterminds of low-effort cooking, so I'm not surprised they pulled out this little stroke of genius. It's probably wise to exercise restraint with pork belly, so I imagine we will reserve this dinner for occasional treats. The dish has relatively low volume of sauce, so it looks a bit dry when served over rice. But once you start eating it, you'll see that it packs plenty of punch without the excess sauce. The instructions for the recipe do not tell you much about how to prep the pork belly. We found that cutting it into cubes, roughly .75 inches wide on all sides, worked well.