Air fryer pork belly are small little nuggets of flavor. A touch of sweetness mixed with the rich flavor of pork belly and easily cooked in the air fryer.
Are you craving some succulent, melt-in-your-mouth pork belly? In this guide, I’ll show you how to achieve perfectly juicy and flavorful air fryer pork belly.
With its unique cooking technology, the air fryer allows you to enjoy the deliciousness of pork belly with ease. The air fryer chars the pork belly and caramelizes the sugars in the meat to give you sticky bites of heaven.
This recipe is simple enough for anyone to follow. I’ll walk you through the step-by-step process, and share some tips for the best recipe and alterations to the rub.
How To Make Air Fryer Pork Belly
Ingredients needed
- Pork belly
- Rub (listed below)
Can I make crispy pork belly in the air fryer
In this recipe I do not use the skin. Crispy pork belly should be made with other methods such as grilling or the oven. Creating that crispy skin is difficult with the air fryer because you need a bunch of heat that the air fryer wasn’t made for.
I’ve seen other recipes that make this happen but it’s a ton of work and the air fryer was designed to make life easier, not more complicated.
The best rub for pork belly
Pork belly work best with sugar or at the very least heat. The fat can be very rich and spices or sugar curb that. The sugar caramelizes nicely in the recipe, although it appears black in the photos the sugar became flavorful and sticky.
You can customize the rub by adding some heavier spices such as cayenne or chili powder if you’re a fan of heat. Or, even tossing the pork belly in buffalo sauce when finished.
Making the pork belly in the air fryer
- To start, chop the pork belly into 2 inch squares, they will shrink down when cooking. Now, create the rub then toss them in the seasonings.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400F.
- Once preheated, toss the pork bellies in for 15 minutes. Flip and rotate them at the halfway point.
- Quick tip, around the 12-13 minute point, keep and eye on them. Depending on how thick the air fryer pork belly or how you cut them they may finish early.
- When they are finished, allow them to cool because the rendered fat will be extremely hot.
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Air Fryer Pork Belly
Ingredients
- 8 ounce skinless pork belly
Rub
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- To start, chop the pork belly into 2 inch squares, they will shrink down when cooking. Now, create the rub then toss them in the seasonings.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400℉.
- Once preheated, toss the pork bellies in for 15 minutes. Flip and rotate them at the halfway point.
- Quick tip, around the 12-13 minute point, keep and eye on them. Depending on how thick the air fryer pork belly or how you cut them they may finish early.
- When they are finished, allow them to cool because the rendered fat will be extremely hot.