I was watching BBC in addition to saw a Shanghainese chef serving this Chinese Braised Pork Belly 红烧卤肉 to an European guest. This reminded me that I had non cooked this Chinese classic for the longest time. Before I alter my heed or procrastinate further, I decided to seat this on my tabular array the rattling adjacent day!
The Chinese Braised Pork Belly 红烧卤肉 is relatively piece of cake to prepare. It is almost similar a one-pot dish less the greens. It is definitely satisfying to become amongst steamed rice. We tin sure forget well-nigh dieting when savouring this fulfilling dish!
The Chinese Braised Pork Belly 红烧卤肉 is relatively piece of cake to prepare. It is almost similar a one-pot dish less the greens. It is definitely satisfying to become amongst steamed rice. We tin sure forget well-nigh dieting when savouring this fulfilling dish!
Ingredients :
- 500g pork belly (cleaned)
- 4 difficult boiled eggs (peeled)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 star anise
- 8 ginger slices (pressed)
- 2 stem saltation onions (do non chop)(for cooking)
- 6 garlic cloves (pressed)
- 8 tbsp Chinese nighttime vinegar (ok to role balsamic vinegar if yous produce non bring Chinese vinegar)
- 5 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 1 pc stone carbohydrate (about one-half fist size)(this volition orbit the smoothen to the pork belly when cooked)
- 4 tbsp nighttime soy sauce (or to taste)
- 4 tbsp low-cal soy sauce (or to taste)
- 1/2 pc ikan bilis stock cube
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- water (volume dependent area to pot size)
- chopped coriander & saltation onions (for garnishing)
(tsp = teaspoon; tbsp = tablespoon)
Method :
- Lightly flavour pork belly yesteryear rubbing a lilliputian common salt on surface in addition to skin. Set aside for 10-15 minutes.
- Heat pot amongst cooking fossil oil at medium heat. (Suggest to role a smaller sized claypot or sort atomic break 26 pot. I used a xviii cm pot. Should yous determine to role a larger pot, delight adapt seasonings, stone carbohydrate in addition to sense of savor accordingly every bit pork involve to move totally submerged land braising. And if yous bring to add together to a greater extent than water, yous produce non desire to compromise on sense of savor every bit well).
- Toss inwards cinnamon stick, star anise, ginger slices in addition to large chunk saltation onions in addition to quick stir tike till aromatic.
- Add garlic subsequently for quick stir fry.
- Fold inwards Pork in addition to pan sear till all sides plow a lilliputian brownish.
- Mix all seasonings inwards a bowl in addition to tardily pour into pot. Top upwards amongst H2O to totally submerge pork belly.
- Add stone carbohydrate in addition to ikan bills stock cube into pot.
- Ensure pork belly is totally submerged.
- Cover lid in addition to let to simmer till boiling point.
- Open lid in addition to sense of savor test. Adjust seasonings and tastes accordingly.
- Turn to depression heat.
- Braise for minimum 1 hr or till meat turns tender (mine took well-nigh 1.5 hour).
- Add difficult boiled eggs into pot xx minutes earlier turning off heat.
- Cut pork belly to thick slices in addition to transfer to serving plate amongst sauce when satisfied amongst texture.
- Garnish amongst chopped saltation onions earlier serve.
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Chinese Braised Pork Belly 红烧卤肉
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