Instant Pot and Air fryer Roasted Pork Belly, Lechon Kawali or Thit Heo Quay

I usually make this roasted pork belly every other week. I tried boiling and steaming. Steaming retains more flavor than boiling. This is my favorite since I was a kid. My family loves the flavor and doesn't want me to make any changes on my recipe.

Instant Pot and Air fryer Roasted Pork Belly, Lechon Kawali or  Thit Heo Quay
Author: Neliza Ly

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Ingredients:

• 5 to 6 lbs. Pork Belly
• 2 tsp. white sugar
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. five spice
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. maggi seasoning

Other:

•  1 tsp. salt +1 tsp. vinegar - mix together (This well help dry the skin and make the skin crispy)

Instructions:

• Mix all ingredients and season pork belly meat side only.
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• Place the pork belly into a plate, skin side up. Refrigerate uncover for at least 30 minutes (I refrigerate mine most of the time for 3 to 6 hours to absorb more flavor).
• Place 1 Cup of water into the Instant Pot and place the trivet. Place the pork belly skin side up. Set the Instant Pot on Manual mode, High Pressure for 17 minutes (22 minutes for pork belly with bones), 15 mins NPR.
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• Carefully remove the pork belly from the Instant Pot. Pat skin dry with paper towel.
• Let it cool and prick skin with bamboo skewer.
• Brush skin with 1 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. vinegar mixture and let it dry overnight in the fridge.
• Remove the pork belly from the fridge. Prick skin with bamboo skewer (make sure you poke a lot of holes) and brush with salt and vinegar mixture.
• For GoWise Airfryer, Air fry at 400F for 30 minutes until skin is golden brown, crunchy and crispy. Wipe excess oil on top of the skin every 10 minutes for the first 20 minutes. 
• (Note: I did not preheat my GoWise air fryer).
• For Breville Smart Oven Air, airfry at 400F for 40 minutes.
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• Enjoy.

Notes:

• The instant pot build pressure and starts to count down after 5 minutes.
• I also cooked a small portion, 2 lbs pork belly (same amount of marinade). High Pressure for 15 mins 10 minutes NPR. I place it in the freezer for 30 minutes inorder to dry the skin. The airfryer time is the same.