Chili-Honey Glazed Lechon Kawali

Description
A sweet-spicy oriental glaze gives fried pork belly a delicious kick and makes it a perfect match for crisp, cold beer. For a heftier meal, pair it with steamed rice and atchara. The effort, quality, and results are worth it.

Ingredients

 * Meat
 * 1 kilo pork belly
 * 1 large onion, quartered
 * 4 cloves garlic, smashed
 * ⅓ teaspoon peppercorns
 * 4 teaspoons salt, any kind, reserving 2 tablespoons for seasoning
 * 1 bay leaf
 * pickled vegetables (atchara), to serve, optional
 * Glaze
 * 2 tablespoons Korean hot pepper paste (gochujang)
 * 2 tablespoons soy sauce
 * 1 ½ tablespoons honey, or to taste
 * 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
 * 2 teaspoons sesame oil
 * 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and grated
 * 4 cloves garlic, chopped

Instructions

 * 1) Slice pork belly in half to fit a large stockpot.
 * 2) Place pork, onion, garlic, peppercorns, salt, and bay leaf in a large stockpot.
 * 3) Fill with enough water to cover pork. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
 * 4) Cook for about 1 hour or until pork is fork tender.
 * 5) In the meantime, make the chili-honey glaze: Put all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Puree to make a thick glaze. Set aside.
 * 6) Once the pork belly is tender, transfer to a rack or hang the belly to dry for about an hour.
 * 7) Slice pork into 2-inch pieces with the kitchen knife and season with rock salt.
 * 8) Preheat an airfryer to 180º C for 5 minutes.
 * 9) Put half of the pork belly pieces in the airfryer's basket. Set timer to 10 minutes and let cook.
 * 10) After 10 minutes, pull out the airfryer basket and turn the pork pieces to cook evenly.
 * 11) Continue cooking for another 10 to 15 minutes or until the pork belly is crisp and golden.
 * 12) Repeat with the remaining pork belly.
 * 13) Put cooked pork belly in a large bowl.
 * 14) Add a couple of tablespoons of chili-honey glaze and toss to coat pork evenly. Add more, if desired.
 * 15) Transfer to a platter and serve immediately with pickled vegetables, if desired.