Inihaw na liempo, grilled pork belly

Name: Inihaw na liempo, grilled pork belly
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 800g pork belly slices; 6 garlic cloves, crushed; 4 limes, juiced; 3 tbsp tamari (gluten free); 1 tsp black pepper; 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 red chilli, chopped; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 300g jasmine rice, to serve

Pork belly slices marinated in garlic and calamansi style lime, grilled until crisp and served with a sharp dipping sauce.

Time1 hr 20
LevelEasy
Costabout £3.04 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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800 gpork belly slices
6garlic clovescrushed
4limesjuiced
3 tbsptamari (gluten free)
1 tspblack pepper
3 tbspwhite wine vinegar
1red chillichopped
1shallotfinely chopped
300 gjasmine riceto serve

Method

1
Mix the garlic, lime juice, 2 tbsp of the tamari and the pepper. Rub over the pork and marinate for 45 minutes.
45 min
2
Mix the vinegar, remaining tamari, chilli and shallot for the dipping sauce.
3
Cook the rice following the packet instructions.
4
Heat the grill to medium high. Cook the pork for 8 minutes on each side, until golden with crisp edges and cooked through.
16 min
5
Rest for 5 minutes, then cut into pieces. Serve with rice and the dipping sauce.

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