Seungwoo Dad's Waterless Pork Belly Boil
A versatile pork belly boil base recipe that maximizes storage and culinary versatility by tenderly cooking a block of meat using only the moisture from onions, without any added water.
Ingredients needed 4 servings
Recipe
Cooking tips
- If the initial heat is too high, the bottom may burn before the onion's natural juices are released, so be sure to adjust the heat to the absolute minimum.
- Freezing cooked pork belly instead of raw meat results in less moisture loss upon thawing, maintaining a tender texture and faster thawing.
- This is a cost-effective method for making large batches, using affordable cuts like pork shoulder (jeonji) or hind leg (huji) in addition to pork belly or neck.
Recommended for
- Those who want to buy large cuts of meat affordably in bulk and consume them efficiently over time.
- Those who prefer moist pork belly with its natural flavors locked in, rather than regular boiled pork belly where juices are lost.
- Single-person households and office workers who want to significantly reduce their weekday cooking time by preparing a base meat component in advance.
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