Grilled Pork Belly Recipe

An entire pork belly cut

For the brine

• 1lt water
• 0.22 lbs/100 grs salt
• star anis
• black peppercorn

For the marinade

• paprika
• grounded black pepper
• chilly flakes
• coarse salt
• turmeric powder
• onion powder
• cumin powder
• roasted garlic head
• olive oil

1. Before moving on to the cooking, we need to let the pork belly brine overnight. Once brined, we are ready to cook it.
2. Score the leather of the pork with a sharp knife and set aside.
3. For the pork’s marinade: mix all the ingredients and add olive oil. Crush in a mortar until you get a fluid paste. Once ready, rub the marinade all over the pork belly.
4. Take the meat to the grill, applying embers evenly below the grate. Keep the fire and embers going during all the cooking. Our pork belly is going the be cooked 2 to 2:30 hs each side.
5. To get more flavor, soak some wood chips in water and add to the embers.
6. After 4/5 hs, our pork belly is ready. Take it out from the grill, cut and serve. Enjoy!