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Quick barbecued pork belly with spiced vinegar

Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw

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Philippines favourite: Barbecued pork belly with spiced vinegar.
Philippines favourite: Barbecued pork belly with spiced vinegar.William Meppem

Ask any Filipino or Filipina about "liempo" and you'll get an almost primal reaction. It's one of the country's favourite comfort foods, and with good reason. I like to leave the slightly chewy skin on the pork belly but you can remove it if you prefer.

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Ingredients

  • 1kg pork belly, cut into 1cm strips

  • ½ cup light soy sauce

  • ¼ cup lime juice

  • ¼ cup white vinegar

  • ¼ cup brown sugar

  • 6 cloves garlic, finely minced

  • ½ tsp ground black pepper

  • ½ cup water

  • ¼ cup tomato sauce (or ketchup) - check gluten-free if required

  • ¼ cup vegetable oil

For the spiced vinegar

  • ¼ cup white vinegar

  • 2 tbsp lime juice

  • ½ small red onion, finely minced

  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced

  • 2 bird's eye chillies, finely sliced

  • ¼ tsp salt

  • ½ tsp light soy sauce

  • ½ tsp sugar

Method

  1. 1. Place the pork belly strips in a large press-seal bag and add the soy sauce, lime juice, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, pepper, and ½ cup of water. Mix well and refrigerate overnight.

    2. Remove the pork belly from the bag and transfer the reserved marinade to a small saucepan. Bring to the boil and boil for a further one minute, then remove from the heat and mix in the tomato sauce and vegetable oil.

    3. For the spiced vinegar, combine all the ingredients in a non-reactive bowl or jar and mix well to dissolve the salt and sugar. Allow to stand for at least 15 minutes before serving.

    4. Heat a barbecue grill or frying pan over medium heat and grill the pork belly for about five minutes, flipping occasionally. Baste with the reserved marinade mixture and grill for a further five minutes until darkly caramelised. Serve with the spiced vinegar and the garlic fried rice.

    Suggestion: Serve with Adam's garlic fried rice

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Adam LiawAdam Liaw is a cookbook author and food writer, co-host of Good Food Kitchen and former MasterChef winner.

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