Chinese Red-Cooked Pork Belly, Braised
photo by Gen7173
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
3
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs pork belly, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil (high smoke point oil)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (e.g. Kikkoman)
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce (e.g. Pearl River Bridge Dark Soy Sauce)
- 2 tablespoons chinese rice wine (rice cooking wine)
- 2 slices ginger
- 3 star anise
- 2 cups water
- 1 stalk green onion
- 1 dash toasted sesame seeds
directions
- Heat oil in a wok or dutch oven until shimmering.
- Add sugar to oil. Mix constantly until it melts (~370F).
- Add pork belly and sear until golden brown. Stir constantly and scrape bits of sugar that have stuck to the pot. The sugar will burn quickly so pay attention.
- Add soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice wine, and water. Add ginger and star anise. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer.
- After an 45 minutes to an hour, remove meat to serving bowl. Boil sauce until desired consistency and skim off scum and fat. Pour over meat.
- Garnish with chopped green onions and sesame seeds. Serve.
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