5 creator recipes compared

5 ways creators make pork belly

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5 creators, including mummykitchens, hello_bipod and An Son, have posted their own version of pork belly on TikTok and Instagram. Most of them use soy sauce, five-spice powder, ginger, garlic and sugar. Total time runs from 1 hr to 4 hr. Below, each one is compared on time, ingredients and method, with a link to the full recipe and the original video.

  • 5 versions
  • 5 creators
  • 1 hr to 4 hr
  • TikTok · Instagram

Side by side

From each creator's recipe as we saved it: total time, servings, ingredient count, cooking method, and what no other version uses.

  1. Braised Pork Belly

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    14
    Method
    Oven · Pan-fried · Simmered
    Only this one
    oyster sauce, brown sugar, scallions and star anise
  2. hello_bipod1 hr 15 min

    Spicy Pork Belly (Korean BBQ)

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    10
    Method
    Grilled
    Only this one
    gochujang, sesame oil, gochugaru and rice vinegar
  3. An Son2 hr 20 min

    Crispy Pork Belly

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    7
    Method
    Oven
    Only this one
    No unique ingredients
  4. Air Fryer Pork Belly with Hoisin Marinade

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    8
    Method
    Air fryer
    Only this one
    hoisin sauce
  5. pattyplates.com1 hr 15 min

    Waterless Steamed Pork Belly

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    13
    Method
    Oven · Steamed
    Only this one
    doenjang, apple, korean pear and onion

What most versions share

In all 5

  • pork belly

In most of them

  • soy sauce
  • five-spice powder
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • sugar

Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ

  • mummykitchens is the only one to use oyster sauce, brown sugar, scallions and star anise.
  • hello_bipod is the only one to use gochujang, sesame oil, gochugaru and rice vinegar.
  • Daniel Meng is the only one to use hoisin sauce.
  • pattyplates.com is the only one to use doenjang, apple, korean pear and onion.
  • mummykitchens, An Son and pattyplates.com use the oven; the others don't.
  • Only mummykitchens pan-fries or sears.
  • Only mummykitchens simmers, poaches or braises.
  • Only hello_bipod grills.
  • Only Daniel Meng uses an air fryer.
  • Only pattyplates.com steams.
  • hello_bipod serves it with soy pickled jalapeño.
  • Daniel Meng takes the least time (1 hr); mummykitchens the most (4 hr).
  • An Son uses the shortest ingredient list (7); mummykitchens the longest (14).

The other 4 versions

How this comparison works

Every version here was saved from the creator's own public video and turned into a structured recipe card. The comparison reads only those cards: ingredients, steps, times and servings. We haven't cooked these side by side or ranked them on taste.

Reposts and the same video saved twice count once. Times and servings come from each recipe card; short videos don't always state them, so treat them as a guide. Every version links to the creator's original video.