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Air Fryer Pork Belly Sisig

A modern version of the famous Filipino dish, this sisig replaces deep frying with air frying for a crunchier, less oily experience. Accompany this with a beer and you get a drool-worthy meal!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Marinate 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Filipino
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Pork Belly Marinade
  • 2 lb pork belly thick sliced with skin
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup white vinegar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
Sisig
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • ½ large yellow onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic sliced
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 slices ginger minced
  • 1 bell pepper red, yellow, or green; chopped
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
Toppings
  • green onions
  • cilantro
  • fried onions
  • thai chili peppers
  • lemon or calamansi

Equipment

  • large pot
  • cooling rack
  • air fryer
  • cast iron pan

Method
 

Marinate the pork belly
  1. Combine all marinade ingredients.
  2. Marinate the pork belly in a refrigerated container for 2 hours.
Boil the pork belly
  1. Fill a pot with water and bring to boil.
  2. Boil the pork belly for 40 min. When done, place it on a cooling rack and pat dry. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
Air fry the pork belly
  1. Preheat the air fryer by running it at 400°F for 5 min.
  2. Score the pork belly skin by cutting a criss-cross pattern. Keep your cuts shallow so you only cut the skin.
  3. Place the pork belly in the air fryer basket. If needed, cut the pork belly in half so that it lays low to the bottom.
  4. Air fry at 400°F for 12-15 min. Remove when the pork belly skin is golden brown and crispy.
  5. Let the pork belly rest on the cooling rack for 10 min.
Cook the sisig
  1. Heat a cast iron saucepan to med-high.
  2. Add butter, then saute the onion and garlic.
  3. Add soy sauce, ginger, bell pepper, and brown sugar. Cook until brown.
  4. Chop the pork belly into small cubes then add to the saute. Mix well.
  5. Top with green onions, fried egg, cilantro, red pepper. Squeeze with lemon or calamansi.