Crispy Pork Belly with Dipping Sauce
Vietnamese-style roasted pork belly with crackling skin and a punchy fish sauce–lime dip. Sheet-pan dinner ready in under 30 minutes with a viral-worthy crackle.
- Total time
- 28 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 28g
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb pork belly, skin-on, cut into 2-inch chunks
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 whole lime, juiced
- 4 whole garlic cloves, minced
- 1 whole Thai red chili, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp water
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- 1
Pat pork belly dry with paper towels. Arrange skin-side up on a sheet pan in a single layer.
- 2
Roast at 425°F for 22–25 minutes until skin is crackling and golden, fat renders, edges brown.
- 3
While pork roasts, whisk fish sauce, lime juice, minced garlic, sliced chili, and sugar in a bowl.
- 4
Add 3 tbsp water to the sauce and stir until sugar dissolves. Taste and adjust lime or fish sauce.
- 5
Remove pork from oven. Rest 2 minutes, then transfer to a serving platter.
- 6
Drizzle pork with sauce, scatter cilantro over top, and serve immediately with extra sauce on the side.
Tools you’ll need
- sheet pan
- paper towels
- small bowl
- whisk
- oven (425°F)
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