56 pork belly recipes

Slow cooker stuffed green peppers filled with ground beef, pork and beans, mustard, and tomato sauce. Topped with crispy French fried onions for crunch.

Linguine and pork tenderloin stir-fry with cabbage, red bell pepper, and carrots in sesame oil. An Asian-inspired one-pan pasta dinner with crunch.

Hong Kong pork stew is a slow-cooker sweet and sour pork dish with pineapple, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and green peppers. Tender pork shoulder simmers all day in a tangy molasses-pineapple sauce.

Baked pork chops topped with rice-stuffed green pepper rings, cream of mushroom soup, red onion, and cherry tomatoes. A retro casserole that doubles as dinner and presentation.

Joyce's Indonesian fried rice (nasi goreng): the classic Southeast Asian fried rice with shrimp paste, tamarind, and ketjap manis, loaded with shrimp, chicken, and barbecued pork. Dinner for four in 45 minutes.

Kentucky-style burgoo with three meats: stewing beef, pork shoulder, and whole chicken simmered for hours with fresh corn, lima beans, tomatoes, and potatoes.

Chili bean and rib soup with fork-tender pork spareribs, slow-simmered red beans, and chili powder warmth in a tomato broth. Topped with melty Monterey Jack for a deep, smoky bowl.

Pork chops and sweet potatoes baked in a currant jelly glaze with orange juice, dry mustard, ginger, and lemon zest for a sweet-savory one-dish dinner.

Asian-style grilled pork tenderloin foil packets with broccoli, water chestnuts, carrots, and red pepper seasoned with soy sauce, sesame oil, and fresh ginger.

Spicy ground pork chili with kidney beans, diced tomatoes, red and green bell peppers, and triple heat from cayenne, red pepper flakes, and hot sauce.

Slow cooker venison and four-bean bake with bacon, mustard, and ketchup. A hearty, protein-packed crockpot meal built for hunters and cold weather appetites.

Slow-simmered conch stew with salt pork, tomatoes, oregano, and potatoes. Two hours of low heat transforms tough conch into a rich, tender Caribbean-style chowder.

Four-bean casserole with pork and beans, pinto, kidney, and green beans baked in chili sauce and brown sugar. A dump-and-bake potluck side dish for a crowd.

Hearty ribs and beans bakes country-style pork ribs over Great Northern and kidney beans in a tangy tomato-mustard sauce. A two-stage casserole that feeds six.

Cuban-style navy bean soup simmered with smoked ham, salt pork, butternut squash, and potato in a sofrito-tomato base. Thick, smoky, and deeply satisfying.

The sauce was too much like spagetti sauce. I cooked the pork chops in the sauce for hours and it was tender, but the pork flavor was diminished; I would prefer to taste the pork more.