How to Air Fry Pork Belly Bites

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Learn How to Air Fry Pork Belly Bites with these simple instructions. Add any seasonings you like to make these juicy and crispy belly pork chunks in no time at all. Belly bites are wonderful on a buffet, thrown in a salad, served as an appetiser or even for a main meal or as part of a bigger feast.

5 from 5 votes

Prep Time: 3

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 23

Servings

Author Chloe

Equipment

Chopping Board - Plastic

Ingredients

400 g Pork Belly - slices or slab
2 tsp Vegetable Oil - see notes
1 tsp Seasoning - see notes

Instructions

If your air fryer requires pre-heating, start this setting now.
Thoroughly dry 400g Belly Pork.
Use a sharp knife to cut the pork into bite size pieces. Bear in mind that the pork will shrink considerably. Aim for around 18-20 pieces around 20g/¾oz each.
Drizzle over 2 tsp Oil and 1 tsp Seasoning and toss to thoroughly coat the pork.
Place the belly bites into the air fryer basket. Leave a little space between each so the air can circulate.
Cook for 15 minutes at 200c/390f.
Turn and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Check the pork is cooked through, you can see this by making a cut and checking that the meat is nearly white in the centre of the thickest part. Unlike chicken, pork can be eaten with a slight pink blush but if you prefer it more cooked, put it back in for 2 minutes at a time.
Allow to rest for at least 2 to 3 minutes before tucking in. Spoon over juices that have collected in the bottom of the air fryer for extra flavour.

To Cook From Frozen

Cook for 20 minutes at 200c/390f. Turn once after 15 minutes.
Check that the pork is sufficiently cooked in exactly the same way as if cooking from fresh!

Notes

Oil - Choose your oil to match your flavouring. For example use garlic, salt and rosemary with olive oil or for a more neutral flavour, sea salt and black pepper with vegetable oil.
Seasoning - Choose any seasoning mix, spices or dried/fresh herbs. Make sure that salt is included in the mix. You can also add a little citrus juice.
I used vegetable oil with a 50/50 mix of garlic salt and paprika.
The air fryer version of this recipe is tested in a Cosori Lite (‎CAF-LI401S) with a 3.8 litre capacity. The square(ish) shaped basket is 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
For this recipe, I can easily fit 400g belly pork bites in the basket at a time. This gives plenty of room to allow air to circulate.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time. Some models include stacking shelves which will increase capacity.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.

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