Our newest entry to our Keto Korean BBQ series is the traditional Korean BBQ Grilled Pork Belly known as Samgyeopsal-gui. This recipe goes perfectly with our Korean BBQ Garlic Marinated Pork Belly recipe as it shares the same meats, ingredients and very easy to make.
The meat actually requires virtually no prep work or marinating because it’s all about the sauce for this dish! The sauce we pair this meat with is a very simple sesame oil sauce, but don’t let that fool you from how amazing the pairing tastes!
This recipe has been around for a very long in Korean tradition and for good reason! It’s simple, easy and absolutely delicious!
We definitely recommend adding this dish to your next BBQ party and making it a Keto Korean BBQ FEAST in your own backyard!
You can pan fry the meat but we strongly recommend cooking this on the BBQ to get that extra smoke flavor infused into the meat.
Pair those flavors with the sesame oil dipping sauce and you’ll have yourself a flavor profile that really highlights the delicious and delicate characteristics of pork belly and sesame.
For this dish, the only special ingredients you would need are Sesame Oil and Toasted Sesame Seeds. Both can be picked up on Amazon or a local Asian supermarket.
Note – make sure you pick up 100% Sesame Oil and not the blended type as the flavors on those are heavily diluted.
Now, let’s get cooking!
Prepping Time 10M
Cooking Time 5M
Total Time 15M
Net Carb/Serv ~1g
Servings 1-2
Ingredients
Pork Belly
- 1 1/2 lb Slice of Pork Belly (the Costco one is about 10″ in length)
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 Stalk Green Onion
- 1/2 tsp Toasted Sesame Seeds
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil (if pan frying)
Sesame Oil Dipping Sauce (per each dipping sauce serving)
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 Garlic Clove
Directions
1) Gather all the ingredients.
2) Cut pork belly into ~4 inch lengths and ~1/2 inch thickness and lay flat on cutting board. Sprinkle salt on both sides and set aside. Note – it’s easier to slice meat more precisely if semi-frozen.
3) Finely chop green onion stalk and set aside.
4) Finely mince 1/2 clove of garlic. Combine minced garlic with 1 tbsp Sesame Oil and 1/8 tsp black pepper per serving of dipping sauce.
5a) If pan frying, add 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil to a large Teflon frying pan and bring up to temperature on high, should take around 1-2 minutes. Once up to temp, reduce to medium heat, transfer pork belly and cook for about 2-3 minutes per side until nicely browned. Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve with sesame dipping sauce from step 4).
5b) Preheat grill on high until temp reaches ~350F. Once the grill is up to temp, lower heat to medium-low and place pork belly on the grill. Close lid and cook for ~2-3 minute until browned. Flip pork bellies and repeat. Once cooked, transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve with sesame dipping sauce from step 4).
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Korean BBQ Grilled Pork Belly
Ingredients
Pork Belly
- 1 1/2 lb Slice of Pork Belly the Costco one is about 10″ in length
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 Stalk Green Onion
- 1/2 tsp Toasted Sesame Seeds
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil if pan frying
Sesame Oil Dipping Sauce (per each dipping sauce serving)
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 Clove Garlic
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Cut pork belly into ~4 inch lengths and ~1/2 inch thickness and lay flat on cutting board. Sprinkle salt on both sides and set aside. Note - it's easier to slice meat more precisely if semi-frozen.
- Finely chop green onion stalk and set aside.
- Finely mince 1/2 clove of garlic. Combine minced garlic with 1 tbsp Sesame Oil and 1/8 tsp black pepper per serving of dipping sauce.
- A) If pan frying, add 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil to a large Teflon frying pan and bring up to temperature on high, should take around 1-2 minutes. Once up to temp, reduce to medium heat, transfer pork belly and cook for about 2-3 minutes per side until nicely browned. Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve with sesame dipping sauce from step 4). B) Preheat grill on high until temp reaches ~350Once the grill is up to temp, lower heat to medium-low and place pork belly on the grill. Close lid and cook for ~2-3 minute until browned. Flip pork bellies and repeat. Once cooked, transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve with sesame dipping sauce from step 4).
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