Braised Pork Belly

Overview

Braised Pork Belly is a cooking recipe in Starsand Island that produces a rich, savory dish with strong energy recovery. It restores 158 energy when consumed, making it one of the more potent meals available from the Campfire and Gas Stove recipe pool. The finished dish sells for 514 gold, which places it among the higher-value cooked items for players looking to turn ingredients into profit.

The recipe is purchased from Aureleaf Kitchen in Starsand Town for 760 gold. Because it requires four different ingredients, including two processed condiments, Braised Pork Belly sits in the mid-to-late game tier of recipes. Players who invest in the right crops and processing stations will find it a reliable source of both energy and income.

Recipe Details

Ingredients Breakdown

Braised Pork Belly calls for four ingredients. Two are raw materials and two are processed condiments, so preparation requires access to the right stations.

Where to Get the Recipe

The Braised Pork Belly recipe scroll is sold at Aureleaf Kitchen in Starsand Town for 760 gold. The shop is run by Aurelis and is open daily from 8 AM to 10 PM. Walk up to the cash register and interact with it to open the purchase menu, then look for Braised Pork Belly in the recipe list.

The recipe becomes available alongside other mid-tier and high-tier dishes. There is no profession rank or quest prerequisite to purchase it; the only requirement is having enough gold on hand.

Ingredient Sourcing

Pork

Pork is bought from Zerine's General Store under the Ingredients tab for 40 gold per unit. You need five units per cook, so budget 200 gold for the pork alone. Pork is described in-game as having high intramuscular fat with great flavor when cooked. Note that pigs raised on your farm produce Truffles, not pork. All meat in Starsand Island is purchased from shops.

Sugar

Sugar is a processed ingredient created by running Beetroot or Sugarcane through the Separator. Sugarcane is the more efficient source since it yields more Sugar per harvest cycle. Growing a dedicated Sugarcane plot ensures a steady supply for this recipe and others that call for Sugar.

Soy Sauce

Soy Sauce is brewed in the Brewing Barrel using Soybeans. Brewing takes longer than other processing methods, so start batches ahead of time. If you plan to cook Braised Pork Belly regularly, keep at least one Brewing Barrel dedicated to Soy Sauce production.

Leek

Leek is a vegetable crop grown from seeds purchased at the Happiness Seed Shop in Starsand Town. It grows relatively quickly compared to many other crops, making it easy to keep in rotation. Two Leeks are needed per dish, so a small patch is enough to cover repeated cooking sessions.

Profitability

Braised Pork Belly sells for 514 gold per dish. The raw pork alone costs 200 gold (5 units at 40 gold each), while Sugar, Soy Sauce, and Leek are produced from crops you grow on your farm. If you factor in only the pork purchase cost, each dish yields at least 314 gold in profit before accounting for seed and time investments.

Compared to simpler recipes, Braised Pork Belly offers a strong return per cook. Its 514 gold sell price puts it above many Campfire and Gas Stove dishes. The tradeoff is the preparation time required for Sugar and Soy Sauce processing. Players who already have a functioning crop-to-condiment pipeline will find Braised Pork Belly to be one of the better money-making recipes in the mid game.

Tips

• Set up multiple Brewing Barrels to keep Soy Sauce production running continuously. Soy Sauce is the bottleneck ingredient for this recipe.

• Grow Sugarcane instead of Beetroot for Sugar production. Sugarcane is more efficient and can be harvested in bulk.

• Buy Pork in bulk from Zerine's General Store when you visit town. This saves trips and lets you batch-cook multiple dishes at once.

• Braised Pork Belly's 158 energy recovery makes it a solid choice for long exploration days. Keep a few in your inventory before heading into remote areas.

• If you also need Cooking Buffs, consider pairing Braised Pork Belly with a buff-granting drink from the Juicer for combined energy recovery and stat boosts.

Related Recipes

Players interested in other high-value dishes from the Aureleaf Kitchen recipe pool may also want to look into:

• Yangzhou Fried Rice (recipe cost: 1,110 gold) for another premium Campfire/Stove dish.

• Ruby Borscht (recipe cost: 930 gold) for an alternative high-tier recipe.

• Tomato Beef Stew (recipe cost: 770 gold) for a comparable meat-based meal.

• Spicy Chicken (recipe cost: 870 gold) for another protein-heavy recipe option.

For a full list of all available dishes, see the Cooking Recipes page.