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Slow Cooked Sticky Asian Cider Braised Pork Belly
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4.67 from 3 votes!

Slow Asian Cider Braised Keto Pork Belly

Soft, spiced, unctuous pork belly that the whole family will love
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 10 minutes
Course: Lunch and Dinner
Cuisine: Asian
Recipe Category: Low Carb
Servings: 4 serves
Calories: 1339kcal
Author: Megan Ellam

Ingredients

  • 1 kg pork belly
  • 800 ml chicken broth
  • 330 ml cider Magners Low Carb
  • 50 ml coconut aminos or gluten free Tamari
  • 50 g onion diced
  • 3 star anise
  • 1 tsp five spice
  • 3 garlic cloves finely diced
  • 1 10cm ginger grated
  • 1 tsp chilli salt or chilli flakes
  • 1 lemon quartered, skin on
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients into slow cooker and cover the pork belly.
  • Slow cook for 3 hours, turning half way.  
  • Cook until the pork belly is super soft and the rind is almost gelatinous.
  • Serve with Asian greens and konjac noodles or rice

Notes

  1. If you don't want to use the cider you can completely leave it out and replace with any bone broth.
  2. This recipe is great to make the day ahead
  3. Use left overs in the lunch box or freeze in individual portions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serve | Calories: 1339kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 133g | Saturated Fat: 48g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 1681mg | Potassium: 772mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 30.9mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2.7mg | Net Carbs: 7g