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Roast Pork with Five-Spice

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Updated: 7/18/2025
Five Spice Roast Pork
This is a knockout recipe. You may have seen a similar kind of roast pork before. In most Cantonese places, they have the meat hanging in the window for all to see. Better to draw customers in, of course. This is our homemade version and it’s pretty much as easy as it gets! You get a really nice crispy skin and the rub is super flavorful. Make this dish with some rice and a vegetable, and you’ve got a lotta goodness going on.

Recipe Instructions

Get a large pot of boiling water on the stove. Add the piece of pork to the water and cook for about ten minutes. This gets some of the blood and fat off the meat. Take the meat out and pat it dry with paper towel. Mix all your spices together (including the five spice powder) and rub the pork all over with the spice mixture. Put it in the refrigerator  to marinate for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, roast the pork until tender (about 45 – 1 hour). roast-pork-with-five-spice-1 Let it cool off for a few minutes before serving. roast-pork-with-five-spice-2 Here’s the printable version:

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Roast Pork with Five Spice

Homemade flavorful roast pork belly with crispy skin, this recipe goes perfectly with some steamed rice and a stir-fried leafy green vegetable like bok choy or choy sum.
by: Everyone
Serves: 6
Prep: 1 hour hr
Cook: 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Total: 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Ingredients

  • 2.5 pounds pork belly (in one big slab)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon five spice powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • Get a large pot of boiling water on the stove. Add the piece of pork to the water and cook for about ten minutes. This gets some of the blood and fat off the meat. Take the meat out and pat it dry with paper towel.
  • Mix all your spices together and rub the pork all over with the spice mixture. Put it in the refrigerator  to marinate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees, roast the pork until tender (about 45 minutes – 1 hour).
  • Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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