Today I want to share the recipe for a delicious Korean Style Pan-fried Pork Belly with you. Not only does it taste amazing but also is super easy to make!
One of the most important seasonings we will be needing to make this dish is the Korean hot pepper paste. You could easily find it at most Asian grocery store or on Amazon.
You don’t have to get the same brand I am using. There are a lot of different brands that are making the hot pepper paste, they taste about the same.
To start, I cut the pork belly into thin slices. Then I marinate the pork with half teaspoon of minced garlic, ginger; one tablespoon of Korean hot pepper paste, honey, soy sauce, sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds.
After about 20 minutes, the pork belly slices are ready to be cooked.
I placed the pork belly evenly onto a non-stick pan and pan-fried them for about 4-5 minutes each side until they have been cooked through.
Top with a handful of my favorite garnish- the fresh cilantro, now this easy and tasty Korean-style pan-fried pork belly is ready to be served!
Below is a step-by- step demonstration of how I made this dish with pictures.
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Recipe for Korean-style Pan-fried Pork Belly is at the end of this post, happy cooking!
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- 1/2 pound pork belly (with or without skin)
- cilantro for topping (optional)
- For marinating the pork belly:
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon Korean hot pepper paste
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon toasted white sesame seeds
- Marinate the pork belly with garlic, ginger, Korean hot pepper paste, honey, soy sauce, sesame oil and sesame seeds for about 20 minutes.
- Turn to medium-low heat, and place the pork belly slices onto a non-stick pan.
- Pan fry for about 4-5 minutes each side.
- Top with cilantro to serve.
I had been searching for a pork belly recipe that didn’t require days to marinate. This is it! Thanks for sharing. I followed it exactly and they were so delicious.
Hi Melissa,
I am so happy to hear that ! That’s why I created Spice the Plate. To share simple and tasty Chinese and Asian recipes with people. Thanks so much for your support. 🙂
I was looking about how to pan sear some pork belly and I stumble upon your recipe here. I’ll be trying it for sure.. Good Luck
I just finished making this and it is delicious. I was at H Mart in Federal Way, WA and found Kurobuta pork belly and decided to buy it with no recipe in mind. I used my electric skillet, followed you instructions exactly and the resulting dish was outstanding. Thanks for sharing!
When I make my pork belly I thinly slice about 3 lbs, fry it with soy sauce, garlic, onion, seasame oil, hot pepper paste, Korean hot pepper flakes, jalapeno pepper, and after all done I serve it with river on lettuce leaves.
Hi Jim, that sounds great as well, thanks for sharing!
It was great. Thanks for sharing. My husband loved it and gave me a 7 out of 10. That’s high by his standard
I am very glad you and your husband loved it!
I am unable to eat anything with nitrates and nitrites so we bought a pig and had it butchered This will help me in using all of the sliced pork belly and we love Korean food Thanks for posting
I love Korean food as well, glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Absolutely delicious! I served it over brown rice!
Thank you so much, brown rice works great as well.
I make this all the time now after spending a summer in Korea.I can’t find minced ginger anywhere, but it still tastes great. Thank you for the easy recipe 🙂
You’re very welcome, I am so happy you like it 🙂
Just buy a piece of Ginger and peel and mince it. Also, Trader Joe’s now has a tube of minced ginger available by the spices
Good recipe. Can make it ketogenic friendly by removing honey.
Do mind the gochujang has some carbohydrates
This was delicious!
if I dunt have pepper paste. what should I put ?
I highly recommend using the pepper paste, if it is hard to find in where you live, I will try substitute it with a mixture of paprika, cooking wine and sugar. Hope it helps!
what can i serve this with?
Hi Sara,
You can serve the pork belly with brown/white rice with sauteed veggies or salad, or add it to your noodle dish. Hope is helpful!
This is really good and dummy proof. Very tasty and easy dish. The hubby says its a keeper. Going to try it in the oven to reduce splatter though
Thanks, I am glad you liked it.
Hi Han! is it possible to stir fry this together with my veggies? So that my veggies also taste the same? really want to try it as it really looks delicious!!! thanks in advance!
Hi Kate,
Feel free to add veggies in there, they should taste similar although a bit spicy. If you like spicy food, it shouldn’t be a problem. I would add veggies such as onion, carrot or broccoli instead of leafy greens to avoid the dish becoming watery. Hope it helps and happy cooking!