Place the water on a big cooking pot and bring to a boil.

Put in the pork belly then add 1 tablespoon of salt, pepper and bay leaves and simmer for 30 minutes or until meat is tender.

Remove the meat the pot and let it cool down for a few minutes.

Spread 1 tablespoon of salt on the meat, make sure to distribute it evenly on all sections.

We now need to deep fry than meat. On a dry cooking pot place the cooking oil and heat it up.

When the oil is hot enough, put the meat in the cooking pot and let it cook until the immersed side is brown and the meat's texture is crispy.

Flip the meat to cook the opposite side.

Remove the meat from the pan, let it cool down a little and slice according to desired portions.

Serve hot.