Air Fryer Sisig

Kat's air fryer take on a classic sisig recipe

Prep Time: 25 mins | Cook Time: 45 mins | Yield: 4 servings

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Sisig is a classic Filipino dish made of pork belly, jowl, and ears served on a sizzling plate with an egg on top. In the US, it's typical to see a version with just chopped up fried pork belly. I don't know about you, but even though I love pork belly, I get scared frying it! This version is air fried to make it easier, and I add a bit of mayonnaise to get the creaminess you usually get with the classic recipe. It takes a bit of prep but it's soooo worth it to get the tender and crispy combination! Hope you enjoy!

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Ingredients

Sliced pork

Pressure cook the pork

Air fry the pork until crispy

Chopped pork and ingredients

Stir everything

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Ingredients

For the pork:

• 1.5 pounds of pork belly, cut into about one-inch thick slices

• 2 bay leaves

• 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns

• 1/4 cup vinegar

• 1/4 cup fish sauce

For the dish:

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

• 5 cloves of garlic, chopped

• half a bell pepper, chopped

• 1/4 white onion, chopped

• 1 tablespoon fish sauce

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise

• juice of 1 lemon

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Instructions

1. Start by pressure cooking the sliced pork. Place bay leaves, 1/4 cup vinegar, 1/4 cup fish sauce, and peppercorns in the pressure cooker pot. Set cooking time for 15 minutes. Alternatively, if you don't have a pressure cooker, boil for about 30-40 minutes on medium heat until tender.

2. After cooking, drain all liquid and pat the meat dry. Let rest for ten minutes to make sure it is dry. Use a pastry brush to spread vegetable oil on all sides of the meat.

3. Place meat on air fryer tray and set to cook at 400° F for 8 minutes. Make sure that an extra tray is at the bottom to catch excess oil from the cooking. Note: it will pop while cooking, this is normal and expected.

4. After the first 8 minutes, let rest for about 5 minutes before pulling out and flipping each piece to even out the cooking. Then cook for another 7 minutes.

5. Let rest, then chop up the meat.

6. Heat a skillet over medium heat with the tablespoon of vegetable oil. Sauté garlic and bell pepper until cooked.

7. Add in the chopped pork, mix in 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 2 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 tablespoon mayonnaise, and juice of one lemon. Cook until the meat is properly coated with the sauce.

8. Serve over white rice. Enjoy!