The battle for the best ever pork belly: air fryer vs. deep fried! | Marion's Test Kitchen

I know how much you guys love pork belly - as do I! - so I wanted to see which method makes the crispiest, tastiest version. You might just be surprised at the result!

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ABOUT MARION

Marion Grasby is a food producer, television presenter and cookbook author who's had a life-long love affair with Asian food.

Marion is a little bit Thai (courtesy of her mum) and a little bit Australian (courtesy of her dad).

​Marion lives in Bangkok, Thailand and travels throughout Asia to find the most unique and delicious Asian food recipes, dishes and ingredients.

[pavkRN]

Marion, in the Philippines, we make pork belly by boiling the meat until tender. Dry it and place it in the fridge overnight. After that, you deep fry. The meat will be very tender.

[jdv]

In the Netherlands most Chinese takeaways first oven roast their pork belly, make big slices of it, freeze those and then when an order is placed they deep-fry the frozen pork belly slice and it really tastes amazing.

[alltimesker]

One of my favorite YouTube chefs! Thanks for another great video Marion!

[hl]

Alternatively, brush some oil on the pork skin before going into the air fryer a second time. You will get a very crispy skin just like the fried version. 😊

[calvintuano]

the crispy sound of pork skin being sliced or chewed is just ugh, i just cant explain it fully into words of how good that sounds🤤😋 now im hungry in the middle of the night

[n.sykes.pharmd]

Marion I have to say I love this new little series .. I think it's more candid, more "you" .. keep it up! ❤️

[ptg]

Well DONE ! I've also done it on a gas grill, indirect heat. Deep frying is best BUT can be dangerous if the meat has liquids. It can 'explode' ! If frying, I would do it outdoors with an induction cooktop or a butane gas burner with enough BTUh (>14k)

[lorelenefreeman]

I’ve done pork belly in the air fryer a few times now. But I do it opposite - highest temp to start until there’s crackle (with a tiny bit of water in the bottom because the rendered pork fat will smoke a lot). Then temp down for a few more minutes to finish cooking. I kind of just did it the same way I would cook a pork roast in a normal oven - highest the lower temp. Always a winner in our house.

[slinca]

"no need to be a hero all the time" - pretty much my life's motto <3

[kerrybentley]

Brilliant thank you Marion..your description of cooking methods are brilliant and work wonderfully.

[henggachhong]

Please make more videos of you cooking with air fryer, Marion ❤️

[MonsterKAW]

Wish I could add a photo. I tried cooking pork belly for the first time tonight & in the air fryer after watching this video. Super happy with the results. My kids gobbled it up. Was very delicious. The best!

[yinyeegoh]

That sound! 🤤
Surprisingly air fryer also can make it pretty crunchy, would like to try using air fryer. Thanks for making this video.

[wendyellis]

I live alone, and never deep fry, since I bought my air fryer. All that hot oil and mess aren’t for me. Definitely going for pork belly using air fryer method. Last night I roasted a whole chicken in the air fryer. Perfection 👍 Thanks so much for the Stanley knife tip, love your videos and recipes, Marion. ❤️

[Mommy.Fe.Channel]

Hi Marion.Indeed my Airfryer is a lifesaver and one of the best gift my husband have ever given to me especially in cooking pork belly with perfect crackling everytime, no fail💛Thank you for sharing the bits and detailed way off cooking pork belly💛😋More power...My family watched you since Masterchef and followed you since then....

[MrLostitnutter]

Brush the skin with white vinegar for the low temp it drys it out then oil on high amazing results with hardly any clean up

[curseknight]

to be honest Marion... I watch and use ur recipes to never be the hero and just be quick and delicious

[MermaidTreasureHunter]

I have an air fryer...I have some pork belly...let's do this! Thank you, Marion, You and Noi are my favorite YouTube chef's

[bestevertour]

I enjoyed watching your video showing food that make you feeling good. I always wished
good luck and your channel grows day by day. Thanks

[sladanabista]

Thank you, this has become a looked forward to meal by my family.