Home cook is savaged over his air fried pork belly recipe

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‘It looks like an old leather handbag’: Home cook is savaged over his air fried pork belly recipe – after proudly sharing the result online

  • An Australian home cook has been ridiculed for cooking pork belly in an air fryer 
  • Bob cooked the meat in the appliance for the first time but it looked unappealing
  • Others said it looked like a bag from the 70s or a ‘deflated football’ 
  • Bob admitted he overcooked the meat but confirmed it tasted ‘just fine’ 
  • Pork belly can be cooked in an air fryer, but a lot of salt and oil must be used 

By Carina Stathis For Daily Mail Australia

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An Australian home cook has been ridiculed on social media for cooking pork belly in an air fryer. 

Bob, from Queensland, decided to cook the cut of meat in the home appliance for the first time and was happy with the end result.

‘First go at pork belly. Gotta say, doesn’t get much easier. I needed more salt and went light on the oil because I wasn’t sure how it would go,’ he wrote on Facebook and shared an image.

The post sparked an influx of comments from others and many thought the meat looked unappealing to eat.

Bob admitted he overcooked the meat but confirmed it tasted ‘just fine’. 

Bob, from Queensland, decided to cook the cut of meat in the home appliance for the first time, but the end result looked greasy and unappealing (pictured)

One individual compared the look of the meat to an old leather bag, while another said it looked like a ‘deflated football’.

‘Not trying to be a jerk but that doesn’t look like pork belly. It looks like a handbag from the 70s that a rottweiler plays with now,’ the man said. 

‘It reminds me of a deflated football that’s been stuck in grandma’s roof gutters,’ another said.

HOW TO COOK THE PERFECT PORK CRACKLING  

Pat down the meat with a paper towel to remove the moisture 

Scour it with a knife and season with salt 

Leave to chill in the fridge for at least four hours but overnight is preferred 

Sear in a medium sized pan on a high heat with the crackling side facing down 

Cook for a few minutes until the crackling is cooked to perfection  

Remove from the pan and place on a chopping board 

Add a drizzle of olive oil onto the raw side of the meat 

Add a sprinkle of the Boards Night Out White Lightning rub for seasoning

Place the pork in the oven until cooked through 

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Others weren’t convinced Bob had purchased pork belly and instead considered it to be a different cut of meat.  

‘Pork belly is usually flat, this is pork shoulder or leg,’ another person wrote. 

A fourth added: ‘It does look like no oil and salt was put on the crackling fat, that’s why looks like that.’ 

Those who have previously made pork belly in the air fryer suggested cooking the meat between 30 to 60 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. 

Others who have previously attempted cooking pork belly in the air fryer suggested cooking the meat between 30 to 60 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.

Others who have previously attempted cooking pork belly in the air fryer suggested cooking the meat between 30 to 60 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.

When cooked at the correct temperature and with the right amount of salt, pork belly is a delicious meal to enjoy with a salad and potatoes.

When cooked at the correct temperature and with the right amount of salt, pork belly is a delicious meal to enjoy with a salad and potatoes.

According to an online Woolworths recipe, the size and power of the air fryer will determine how long the meat should be cooked for.

Generally the more powerful the appliance is the less amount of cooking time will be required. 

When cooked at the correct temperature and with the right amount of salt, pork belly is a delicious meal to enjoy with a salad and potatoes.