Sticky Pork belly bites are juicy, tender mouth-watering pork recipes made with garlic and other simple ingredients. These are tender pork cubes taken from the pork belly, and a delicious dish is prepared quickly in 20 minutes. The recipe for pork bites is crispy and easy to prepare and full of flavor. Check how to prepare the quick sticky sweet garlic pork bites.
This pork belly bites recipe is very juicy and tender from the inside. It's a quick-fried dish prepared within 20 minutes. It is the best pork dish for good party snacks, appetizers, starter dishes, or side dishes.
When cooked, pork belly releases most of its fat, but enough remains to produce pockets of deliciousness in the meat. Also a very popular choice in many cuisines.
This pork belly is the perfect choice for this best juicy, tender, and sticky garlic pork bites recipe.
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What Is Pork Belly?
Pork belly is a cut of pork that comes from the belly of the pig. This cut has layers of fat and meat. It is fatty and boneless, sold whole or in strips in the market. Because of its unique qualities, it's roasted, braised, seared, or smoked.
This cut of pork is more or less the same as bacon, but unlike bacon, it is not cured, not smoked, and pork belly slices are thick.
Tips For Making Best Pork Belly Bites
- Before cooking, get the pork to room temperature before cooking.
- Don't overcook the pork, the internal temperature should be 145°. Use the digital meat thermometer to check this.
- Cut the pork meat pieces into regular even sizes. At the same time, do not make them small. The small sizes will reduce as the fat melts out of the pork while cooking.
- There is no need of adding oil to the pan, as the pork belly pieces will melt out the fat.
- Once the pork bites are cooked, discard the excess fat in the pan.
- If possible try using the splatter screen while frying. It avoids the hot splashes of fat on the stovetop
- A cast-iron skillet is the best, gets fried pork cubes browned properly
Which Pork Type Is Used For This Recipe
For the Pork bites recipe, I have used pork belly, a slice of thick uncured bacon. You can also use a bacon slab that is cured and seasoned.
For the same recipe, boneless pork chops, boneless pork ribs, pork chops, and pork tenderloin can be used by cutting them into medium-sized cubes.
What To Do With The Leftovers
The leftover sticky garlic pork bites can be stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. And reheated on the stovetop or gently reheated in the microwave before serving. Also can be kept in a zipped bag in the freezer for at least 2 months
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Ingredients For Pork Bites
For these delicious juicy and quick sticky pork belly bites fried, use simple ingredients like:
- pork Belly (other pork pieces like boneless pork chops, pork ribs, pork tenderloin)
- olive oil
- salt
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- ginger
- garlic
- honey
- soy sauce
- sweet chilli sauce
- cider vinegar
- red chilli (optional)
- green onions
How To Make Pork Belly Bites
- To Cook Pork Bites, first cut the pork belly into cubes evenly. Place them in a medium bowl, and add garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Apply them by rubbing and pressing them evenly on all sides.
- Heat oil in the heavy-bottomed frying pan on high heat. Fry the pork cubes for nearly 5 minutes on each side or until golden and heated through. While flipping turn the heat to medium-high. If the cubes get too brown then turn the heat to medium. Take a slotted spoon, and remove the cubes from the pan. Discard the remaining fat.
- Prepare the sauce, when the pork is getting cooked. In a small bowl add the grated ginger, minced garlic, soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce, cider vinegar, and honey. Mix them well.
- Finally, add the cooked pork bites to the pan and pour the sauce prepared all over. Cook by tossing them for 3 -5 minutes on medium-low heat. Cook till the pork cubes are well coated, sticky, glossy, and the sauce reduces. Serve the fried garlic pork belly bites by sprinkling spring onions.
These crispy, sticky pork belly cubes bites with garlic are easy and quick, made in 20 minutes, and they taste really awesome.
What To Serve With Pork Bites
Can serve roasted or fried pork bites with mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, and boiled rice. Also with green salads, roasted broccoli, and green beans. It goes very well with honey garlic butter roasted carrots, or cilantro lime chicken. For a complete meal with pork bites try using the Dutch oven beef stew.
Also, these cooked pork cubes go well with honey garlic shrimps and broccoli stir fry, roasted cauliflower with cheese, oven baked crab cakes, and lemon garlic roasted asparagus.
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Equipment Needed For Garlic Pork Bites
- Mixing Bowl – mix the pork cubes nicely with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Small Bowl – mix the ingredients to prepare the sauce.
- Heavy Bottom Frying Pan – fry pork cubes.
- Digital Meat Thermometer – check the internal temperature of the meat.
- Splatter Screen – avoids fat splashing on the stovetop
Easy Pork Belly Bites Recipe, Sticky Garlic Pork Bites
Ingredients
- 1 pound or 500 grams pork belly
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
For Sauce
- 1 inch fresh ginger grated
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- red chilli optional
- spring onions for garnish
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Instructions
- For Pork Belly Bites, cut the pork belly evenly into medium sized cubes.
- Place these cut pork cubes into the medium bowl. Add garlic powder, salt and pepper to it. Nicely rub this added mixture over the cubes evenly on all sides.
- Take a frying pan (heavy bottomed) add oil to it on high heat. Fry the pork cubes for nearly 5 minutes on each side or until golden and heated through. While flipping turn the heat to medium high. And if the pork cubes are getting too brown turn the heat to medium.
- Take a slotted spoon, remove the fried cubes from the pan. Discard the remaining fat.
- Prepare Sauce, when the pork is getting cooked. Take a small bowl and add grated ginger, minced garlic, cider vinegar, soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and honey. Mix them well to prepare the sauce.
- Finally, add the cooked pork bites to the pan and pour the sauce prepared all over. Cook tossing for 3 - 5 minutes on medium-low heat. Cook till the pork cubes are well coated, sticky, glossy and the sauce reduces. The sticky garlic pork belly bites are ready, serve them by sprinkling spring onions and red chilli.
Notes
- It is better to use meat thermometer. The internal temperature of the cooked pork bites should be 145°F
- After frying the pork cubes, discard the remaining fat in the pan
- Better to use splatter screen while frying, to avoid the hot splashes of fat
Sam
It’s really too good mouthwatering pork dish and my favorite. I enjoyed it with the noodles for dinner.
Ayana
Lovely recipe.
Joyis
Pork is my favorite and I prepared these pork bites with the sauce for weekend dinner. I and my hubby enjoyed it.
Rosalva
This recipe has good flavor and its easy and simple to make. Thanks
Tanya
It is tasting too good!
Darlene
Nice recipe, we prepared it
Amanda
Just made this absolutely amazing, love it so much.
Shawna
We made these pork belly bites for the first time and oh boy it was too good. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Shauna
It’s so delicious, I prepared the second time .
Claudia
Delicious great flavor! I used 1 1/2 lbs of Pork Belly for this recipe and did not change any other measurements.
Elizabeth
Cooked this for my grandson and I for dinner, he really enjoyed it and said I can make it again next week, I also enjoyed it
J C
This was delicious! It was easy to make and everyone enjoyed it!