Until recently, unless you were a seasoned chef, pork belly wasn’t an ingredient commonly found in the typical American kitchen. Then David Chang and his Momofuku restaurant and subsequent cookbook happened. Suddenly pork belly was everywhere because Chang in all of his wisdom, demystified this amazing cut of meat much like Madden gave every sports fan a better understanding of the play call (for better or for worse).
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My only warning for making these pork belly tacos is when you and your guests get to the last one on the platter. You will fight over the last taco as if the Joker has just handed you and your friends a broken pool cue and the last one standing gets to eat. Like you’re Ray Lewis at the bottom of the pile. Or Darren Sharper. Like the forward pass hasn’t been invented and President Teddy Roosevelt is about to ban the sport.
Bet Teddy would fight like hell for a pork belly taco.
Momofuku Style Pork Belly Tacos:28 Days of Super Bowl Recipes over on the mothership.
IMPORTANT REBLOG. My prediction: Make this once, and you’ll make it 100 times.
Pork belly is ubiquitous in Portland, as it is in many cities. Seemingly every restaurant has it, and has had it for at least three years. But no one cares, because pork belly is so, so very delicious.
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