Marinated pork belly, stir fried cabbage, soup dumplings, and miso soup

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On my last Costco run I grabbed a huge pack of pork belly to try out in a few different recipes. The first was a Dr. Pepper braised pork belly served with some vegetables and rice, and the second is what you see above. A simple marinade of soy sauce, hoisin, and ginger soaked into the pork belly in the fridge for a few hours before being seared off nicely in a skillet. This was an absolute gut buster, and definitely worth a try if you've got access to some pork belly.

You'll need:

  • 1 lb thick sliced pork belly
  • For the marinade:
    • 2 tbsp soy sauce
    • 2 tbsp hoisin
    • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 2 cups napa cabbage, sliced thick
  • 3 carrots, chopped roughly
  • For the stir fry sauce:
    • 1 tbsp soy sauce
    • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
    • 1 tbsp sweetener - I used blue agave syrup
    • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • white rice
  • miso soup mix
  • frozen dumplings of choice
Instructions:
  • Get your rice cooking according to the package instructions
  • Mix together the marinade ingredients and pour over the pork belly in a shallow container, leave in the fridge for at least 30 minutes
  • In a medium pot, bring about 3 cups of water to a boil, add the chopped carrots, cook for 7 min, drain and set aside
  • In a large oiled skillet over medium heat, sear the pork belly on each side until charred to your liking but not burned
  • Lower the heat to low and cook the pork belly until at least 155 F (68 C) internal, place aside to cool, and slice it up
  • Drain the excess fat (it'll probably be a lot so be careful!), wipe out the pan, and re-oil
  • Add the cabbage to the pan and stir fry until softened, add a 1/4 cup of water to help steam
  • Mix the stir fry sauce with the cornstarch and stir well, add over the cabbage, add the carrots
  • Cook for about 2 minutes to thicken the sauce, make the instant miso soup while waiting
  • Serve it up!

This pork belly just melts in your mouth, and goes so well with the stir fried veggies and rice. Add a little kimchi to balance out the fatty pork belly.

These soup dumplings were also from Costco, and they're pretty good even by themselves. I ended up dipping them in the stir fry sauce anyway!