Gluten-free Slowcooker Five-Spice Braised Pork Belly
Make your house smell fragrant with this gluten-free Taiwanese-inspired five-spice braised pork belly to top your rice and noodles!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 915kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lb skin-on pork belly cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/4 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar, or omit for low-sugar version
- 1/3 cup gluten-free soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp five-spice powder
- 2 tbsp blackstrap molasses
- 4 cups filtered water
- 1 white or yellow onion cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 cups carrots cut into 1.5 inch pieces
Instructions
Optional: Brown the meat.
- Heat a pan over medium to high heat. Pour 2 tbsp cooking oil into heated pan then place pork belly pieces evenly over pan.
- Once the searing side looks no longer pink (or until browned if you have time), turn the piece and repeat on all pieces and all sides
Sauce and seasoning
- In a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar (if using), gluten-free soy sauce, five-spice powder, molasses and 1 cup of water
Slowcooking
- Place onions pieces, then the prepared pork belly pieces to the bottom of the slowcooker.
- Place cut carrot pieces over pork
- Pour the mixed seasoning sauce on top. Then add water until 0.5 to 1 inch below the top of the ingredients
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4 hours
- Serve over preferred side dishes and enjoy!