Charred Liempo with Vinegar Glaze
Grilled pork belly steaks with a tangy-sweet soy-vinegar glaze, charred edges, and tender center. Sheet-pan Filipino BBQ that tastes like street food.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 485
- Protein
- 42g
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork liempo (belly), skin-on
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 3 whole bay leaves
- 3 whole scallions, sliced
Instructions
- 1
Whisk soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, black pepper, and bay leaves in a small bowl until sugar dissolves.
- 2
Pat pork liempo dry with paper towels. Cut into 1.5-inch-thick steaks. Season both sides generously with salt.
- 3
Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high until smoking, ~2 minutes. Working in batches, sear pork 3 minutes per side without moving — edges should char dark brown.
- 4
Pour glaze over all pork steaks. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes, turning steaks halfway through.
- 5
Transfer pork to a serving platter. Pour glaze over the top and scatter sliced scallions across.
- 6
Serve immediately with steamed white rice and pickled vegetables on the side.
Tools you’ll need
- large cast iron skillet or heavy-bottomed pan
- small mixing bowl
- paper towels
- chef's knife
- cutting board
- whisk
- serving platter
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