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Pork Belly Sliders with Thai Mango Salad Recipe

By: Andrea Alden

Sure, you can easily make petite patties and slap them on miniature buns for your Super Bowl nosh, but why not turn your taste buds up to eleven with some unique Pork Belly Sliders with Thai Mango Salad. You’ll want to serve these on fresh brioche buns, or maybe even get real fancy with homemade steam buns. I borrowed stole some dough from the recipe for Homemade Pretzel Bites and created deliciously dense buns that worked well for this recipe, however, feel free to contain the deliciousness from this recipe in a bun-ly creation of your choice. 

Prep Time
45 min
Cook Time
15 min
Yield
4
Difficulty
Medium

Pork Belly Sliders with Thai Mango Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

Method

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Ingredients

1 lb.

pork belly

¼ cup

honey

¼ cup

soy sauce

3 tbsp.

rice wine vinegar

1 clove

garlic, grated

1 ½-inch knob

ginger, grated

1½ tsp.

sesame oil

1 tbsp.

cornstarch

Pinch of red chili flakes

4 to 8 buns for serving, could be steam buns, brioche, pretzel, use your favorite.

 

MANGO SALAD

1

under ripe mango, or a thai green mango, julienned

½

red pepper, julienned 

1

small thai red chili, minced

1

green onion, white finely sliced, green sliced on bias

1

whole lime, juiced

1 tbsp.

sesame oil

1

clove garlic, grated

2 tbsp.

soy sauce

2 tsp.

maple syrup

sesame seeds for garnish

Method
  1. 24 hours in advance, prepare a water bath and preheat the Sous Vide to 154°F. We used Joule by ChefSteps.
  2. In a sturdy zippered bag, or vacuum bag, combine the honey, soy, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and chili flakes. Set the pork belly into the liquid and seal the bag, removing as much air as possible. Submerge the bag into the water bath and set your timer for 24 hours. If you have issues with the bag floating, a small ramekin or spoon in the bag will keep your meal underwater. Don’t forget to clip it to the side of the pot too. Cover the pot with plastic wrap, leaving a small vent. This will prevent excessive evaporation.
  3. After 24 hours, remove the pork belly from the water bath. Place the pork on a plate to dry, reserve the sauce in a saucepan for later.
  4. While your pork belly is drying (this helps you crisp up the skin later), make the mango salad. This is the hardest part of the prep work for this recipe. Peel and then julienne the mango. Julienne the red pepper, and toss the mango and red pepper with the red chili, and white part of the green onion. Refrigerate until serving.
  5. Juice the lime, and whisk in the sesame oil, soy, garlic, and maple syrup. Refrigerate until serving.  
  6. Spoon a tablespoon of the pork sauce into a ramekin and add the cornstarch. Add more sauce if the cornstarch is too thick. Bring the pork sauce to a simmer and add a little of the pork and cornstarch mixture, simmering until thickened. Remove from heat.
  7. Preheat your grill to 500°F, or high, or preheat your side burner to high. Slice the pork belly into about eight slices. Grill over direct heat until the outside has crisped nicely on both sides. Remove from heat.
  8. Assemble the sliders; toss the mango salad with the salad dressing. Dip, drizzle, slather, or brush the pork with the thickened sauce. Place one or two slices of pork onto your chosen bun, then top with a generous helping of mango salad, green onion and sesame seeds for garnish. 

These Pork Belly Sliders with Thai Mango Salad were delicious. The sweet, nearly buttery texture of the pork, combined with the crunch from the grilled crust and fresh mango salad; the salad itself providing a tart and spicy counterpoint to the pork. Take a bite of these delicious sliders when you see a great play and you’ll be sure to enhance the entire experience. Or make these just because you want to treat yourself to some delicious dinner. Either way you won’t regret it. What’s your favorite way to eat pork belly?

Happy Grilling!

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - sous vide

24 hours prior to preparing your meal, submerge the pork belly in a zippered bag with marinade into the Sous Vide water bath. 

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - dry

After the pork belly has been in the water bath for 24 hours, remove from bath and bag and place on a plate to dry.

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - salad

While the pork belly is drying, make the mango salad and refrigerate until serving time

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - slice

After grilling your pork belly, slice into about 8 slices

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - serve1

Sauce up your pork belly with the thickened sauce and assemble your sliders with a couple slices of pork topped with the mango salad

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - serve2

Garnish your Pork Belly Sliders with green onions and sesame seeds

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Enjoy a new and flavorful take on sliders with this sweet and spicy recipe

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These sliders make a great shareable dish or a delicious dinner

AndreaAlden
Andrea Alden

I used to be the Sultana of Sizzle, but you can call me Andrea. I have always been passionate about food. Even though I was majoring in Art and Graphic Design, I would frequently be found cooking for my friends and family.

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Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - sous vide

24 hours prior to preparing your meal, submerge the pork belly in a zippered bag with marinade into the Sous Vide water bath. 

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - dry

After the pork belly has been in the water bath for 24 hours, remove from bath and bag and place on a plate to dry.

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - salad

While the pork belly is drying, make the mango salad and refrigerate until serving time

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - slice

After grilling your pork belly, slice into about 8 slices

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - serve1

Sauce up your pork belly with the thickened sauce and assemble your sliders with a couple slices of pork topped with the mango salad

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - serve2

Garnish your Pork Belly Sliders with green onions and sesame seeds

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - serve3

Enjoy a new and flavorful take on sliders with this sweet and spicy recipe

Recipe Blog - Pork Belly Sliders - serve4

These sliders make a great shareable dish or a delicious dinner