🩷 Smoky, savory, and boldly simple — this pork belly BBQ is done entirely in one pot, right at home.
Just one pot, some salt, garlic, and aged kimchi.
It’s a shortcut to deeply satisfying pork — crispy on the outside, juicy inside, and rich with garlic and kimchi flavor.
🏡 Intro
There’s something magical about pork belly. 🥓
And when it’s roasted right in a pot — it becomes even better.
We just salt the pork, sear it hard, and let the garlic and kimchi do the rest.
Minimal effort, maximum satisfaction.
You don’t need a grill.
You don’t need an oven.
You just need a pot — and a little trick we figured out.
It’s smoky and garlicky — with that golden crust we love at home. 🔥
📋 Ingredients (Serves 4)
✅ Pork Belly – 1kg
✅ Roasted Salt – 1 tbsp
✅ Whole Garlic – 100g
✅ Aged Kimchi – 1 cup
✅ Canola Oil – 2 tbsp
🧑🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Pat dry pork belly and cut into manageable chunks. Season generously with salt on all sides.
2️⃣ Heat a deep pot with 1 tbsp canola oil on medium heat for 5 minutes (until oil ripples).
3️⃣ Place pork belly skin-side down and sear with lid on. Sear all sides until deeply golden (about 20 minutes).
4️⃣ Add whole garlic cloves until about ⅓ submerged in oil. Cover and roast for another 5 minutes.
5️⃣ Remove pork and garlic. Cover pork with bowl to rest and roast further for 5 minutes.
6️⃣ In the leftover oil, fry aged kimchi until it sizzles and deepens in color (bonus: add rice = amazing kimchi fried rice).
7️⃣ Slice the pork gently. At our place, we eat it with garlic and kimchi — or wrap it up in lettuce leaves.
⚠️ Caution: The pot gets very hot during roasting. Use mitts when handling the lid or sides — we learned that the hard way. 😅
💡 Tips
🔹 Don’t skip resting the pork — it makes all the difference in texture.
🔹 Be generous with salt. It brings out the depth of pork flavor.
🔹 Frying kimchi in pork fat makes it deep and rich — we always save a little extra just for that.
🔹 One pot from start to finish — less mess, more flavor.
🔹 Optional: Crack fresh pepper over the rested meat before slicing.
📸 Real Kitchen Moments
✔️ Golden Sear in Every Turn
“Flip by flip, it gets crispier and more golden — just the way we like it.”
✔️ Garlic & Kimchi Boost
“Garlic crisps in the fat, kimchi sizzles in the drippings — this is where flavor goes wild.”
✔️ The Final Wrap
“One perfect bite — pork, garlic, and kimchi in a single lettuce wrap.”
🛒 Used Brands
🏷️ Pork Belly (MOGUCHON)
🏷️ Salt (HAEPIO)
🏷️ Garlic (OK Mart)
🏷️ Canola Oil (CHUNG JUNG ONE)
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👉 Spicy Pork Soy Glaze – 매콤간장 통삼겹
Want to spice it up? Try this fiery soy-glazed version next time!