Five Spice Pork Belly Sliders

One of my favorite shows is Queer Eye. I love everything about it. It always makes me feel so good because the show is all about celebrating our differences. I also learn a lot from the show because all the guys are experts in their own fields. I mean I French tuck now like no other. Thank you Tan! In episode 2 of season 3, Antoni, the food and wine expert, created these porchetta sliders with Joey, the hero. When I saw how amazing it looked, I knew I was going to recreate this recipe in my own way. For my pork belly slider recipe, I created a five spice pork belly slider with sriracha cole slaw, strawberry mustard, pineapple, and cilantro.

My experience with five spice powder

Five spice powder is something I associate with Chinese cuisine. In my experience, it is typically made up of a mixture of 5 spices like its name suggests: star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, and fennel seeds. It is used in both sweet and savory dishes, but most commonly with poultry like with duck or chicken. But I think it goes really well with meatier fishes as well like in this salmon recipe.

How I developed my five spice pork belly

I really loved the idea of a porchetta, but I wanted to do something a little simpler and that took less time when it came to the meat. So I decided to just do pork belly. I marinated it with five spice, coconut sugar (you can sub with brown sugar), paprika, salt, pepper, fish sauce, and vegetable oil. After marinating for 10 minutes, I cooked it on the stove top. It shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes each side because of how thinly I sliced the pork belly. Because this marinade has sugar, be careful when cooking it over the stove as sugar burns easily. Lower the heat if needed.

Sriracha cole slaw and strawberry mustard

The next components of this slider are the cole slaw and strawberry mustard! I wanted to do an Asian take on this cole slaw, so I made sriracha mayo instead of using regular mayo. I love how it adds a spicy kick to it. On the show, Antoni makes a cherry mustard which I thought was a brilliant idea. It also looks so pretty! At the store, the strawberries were on sale so I thought why not use strawberries instead. This strawberry mustard is what makes this a summer dish. It’s a good balance between sweet and tangy.

The finishing touches

I finished off the slider with pineapple and a bit more cilantro. You can also add any leftover sriracha mayo you have. Add anything or don’t add something to make these sliders your own!

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