RECIPE

Stir-Fried Pork Belly with Kimchi

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 2

Izakaya Ten in New York adds kimchi, the pungent Korean condiment, to a pork stir-fry. Fresh pork belly, available at Japanese markets, has the ideal fat-to-lean-meat ratio to temper the kimchi's intensity.

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 2
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Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    2. 3/4 pound thinly sliced fresh pork belly, cut into 2-inch strips
    3. 3/4 pound kimchi
    4. 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
    5. 1/4 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
    6. 1 scallion, thinly sliced

Directions

  1. In a large skillet, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the pork in a single layer and cook over high heat, turning once, until crisp, 6 minutes. Drain the pork on paper towels and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the skillet. Add the kimchi and stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes. Add the pork and toss. Stir in the soy sauce and transfer to a bowl. Drizzle with the sesame oil and garnish with the scallion.

Serve With

Steamed rice.