Lechon Belly Roll

Name: Lechon Belly Roll
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1.5kg pork belly, skin on; 4 stalks lemongrass; 6 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp five spice powder; soy and vinegar dipping sauce to serve

Slow-roasted pork belly rolled with lemongrass, garlic and spices, crispy skin, juicy meat. Scoring the skin at even 1cm intervals before rolling lets it crackle evenly all the way around once it hits the high heat.

Total time

180 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

150 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Filipino

Ingredients

1.5kgpork belly, skin on

4 stalkslemongrass

6 clovesgarlic, smashed

1 tspsalt

1 tspblack pepper

1 tspfive spice powder

soy and vinegar dipping sauceto serve

Instructions

Score pork skin at 1cm intervals.

Lay pork flat. Place lemongrass and garlic along the centre. Season inside.

Roll tightly and tie with string.

Rub outside with salt, pepper and five spice.

Roast at 160°C for 2 hours, then 220°C for 30 minutes to crisp skin.

Rest 10 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1971

Protein

35.6g

Fat

198.9g

Carbs

6.9g

Fiber

0.3g

Sodium

600mg

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