Crispy Slow-Roasted Pork Belly

Name: Crispy Slow-Roasted Pork Belly
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: Asia, Asian
Ingredients: 1 (3-pound), skin-on center-cut fresh pork belly, about 1 1/2 inches thick; , Kosher salt; 2 tablespoons, packed dark brown sugar; , Vegetable oil

Main Courses
Asia
Asian
Meat
Pork
Roasts

By Dan Souza ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

Cure and smoke pork belly and you’ve got bacon. Roast the belly instead and you’ve got the ultimate pork entrée—provided the meat is tender and the skin stunningly crisp.

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 4 to 4½ hours, plus 12 hours brining

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