Surprise! Surprise! We got you an early Christmas present – an exquisite early Christmas present, we dare say. And yes, it is something you can indullge on!
We are literally going through the Holiday week and in just a few days time we get to open all our presents and see our loved ones open theirs as well. However, why stop at wrapped gifts when you can wrap them with more love and warmth while giving them the gift of satisying their cravings? That’s right, what we have for you today is something you can definitely enjoy this coming Noche Buena. In fact, it could the star dish on your table!
Christmas Ham has always been a must in our Noche Buena. We just absolutely love its sweet and savory tones blending together and teasing our taste buds into going for more. Truly, it brings a different kind of Christmas joy that is nothing alike. As we have always gone for something store-bought, we wanted to take a different route this year and make our own since for us, this year was all about trying something new.
That said, we think you already know where this is going, right? To the kitchen! To be able to devour our Pork Belly Ham, of course, we have to prep for it and cook it first, so make sure you got your all prepped and ready too. We opted to go for two slabs of pork belly because we just can’t get enough of it! To achieve that sweet and savory goodness, we did a mixture of salt, brown sugar, cracked pepper, paprika, and curine salt; coat the meat in that, and then refrigerate it for two to three days so that all the flavors would really seep into the meat. After that, we washed the meat thoroughly, place it in a casserole with pineapple juice, star anise, cinnamon bark, and brown sugar; then boil it for a time.
Meanwhile, for its galze, we decided to make the classic Honey Glaze by combining mustard, honey, and soy sauce. We then brushed our Pork Belly with the Honey Glaze we also did, and then cookied it in our air fryer. We were so excited because our kitchen smelled like Christmas by this time!
When it was done, we took out our Pork Belly Ham from our air fryer, put sugar on top of each, and then torch them so as to caramelize the sugar. Yum yum yum! The urge to just devour this thing was immense; good thing we were still able to slice them up real nice and good before having the time of our lives with it.
With that, why not try your hand in the kitchen by doing our Pork Belly Ham Recipe too and serving it on Christmas day? You still got time anyway, so don’t fret and prepare all the ingredients you need. Go go go! Happy Holidays!
AuthorwhattoeatphOn a bowl, mix salt, brown sugar, cracked black pepper, paprika powder and curing salt.
Cover or coat the pork belly meat with the mixture created. Refrigerate the pork belly for 2-3 days.
After 2-3 days, take the meat out and wash the pork belly meat thoroughly.
In a pan, place the pork belly, add pineapple juice, star anise, cinnamon bark and brown sugar.
Boil the pork belly meat for 30-40 minutes.
Combine mustard, honey and soy sauce. Mix thoroughly.
Brush pork belly meat with generous amount of honey glazing sauce.
Preheat your air fyer then after, place pork belly meat in the air fryer basket. Cook the meat for 160 celcius for 20-30 minutes.
Add white sugar on top of the pork belly meat once cooked. (optional) Then, torch the sugar to caramelize.
Slice the cooked ham and pour the dipping sauce made from mixing the pineapple broth, brown sugar and cornstarch. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Directions
On a bowl, mix salt, brown sugar, cracked black pepper, paprika powder and curing salt.
Cover or coat the pork belly meat with the mixture created. Refrigerate the pork belly for 2-3 days.
After 2-3 days, take the meat out and wash the pork belly meat thoroughly.
In a pan, place the pork belly, add pineapple juice, star anise, cinnamon bark and brown sugar.
Boil the pork belly meat for 30-40 minutes.
Combine mustard, honey and soy sauce. Mix thoroughly.
Brush pork belly meat with generous amount of honey glazing sauce.
Preheat your air fyer then after, place pork belly meat in the air fryer basket. Cook the meat for 160 celcius for 20-30 minutes.
Add white sugar on top of the pork belly meat once cooked. (optional) Then, torch the sugar to caramelize.
Slice the cooked ham and pour the dipping sauce made from mixing the pineapple broth, brown sugar and cornstarch. Enjoy!
