Korean Pork Belly Sliders

I am obsessed with Korean Food. This recipe is an East meets West gem. If you've never had pork belly, you are really missing out! It is actually the same meat as bacon except it is not cured. It has gotten quite popular and can easily be found at any good market or butcher. I buy mine at the HMart Asian store.

• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon chili oil
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar or white distilled vinegar
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 pound pork belly, sliced into thick bacon like strips
• Thinly sliced cucumbers
• Thinly sliced green onions
• Your favorite Spicy BBQ Sauce

Combine all ingredients except pork belly, and whisk together until sugar is dissolved. Add pork, and marinate in fridge for 24 hours.

Cover a deep oven pan with foil and single layer the pork belly strips. Bake in oven 425 degrees until edges start to char. For the last few minutes change to broil until tops get crispy. Drain the fat and discard.

To serve, cut the pork into pieces that fit into slider buns. Spread a small amount of spicy bbq sauce and top with thinly sliced vegetable such as crisp cucumbers and green onions. Chopped kimchi is also very good.