mia
made this and the sauce was crazy good.
Red Braised Pork Belly
Ingredients
ingredients
- 1 lb pork belly, skin-on
- Water (to blanch)
- 1 tbsp rendered pork fat
- 2 tbsp rock sugar (or regular sugar)
- 5 slices ginger
- 2 scallions, tied into knots
- 1 star anise
- 1 small piece cinnamon
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 Sichuan peppercorns
- 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- Water (to cover pork)
Instructions
- 1
Cut pork belly into 1-inch cubes and blanch in cold water until boiling for 3 minutes; rinse clean.
- 2
Heat pan to medium-high and stir fry pork 3 minutes until fat renders.
- 3
Remove pork; add rendered fat on medium-low and melt sugar until amber.
- 4
Add pork and toss until evenly coated and lightly browned.
- 5
Add ginger, scallions, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, and Sichuan peppercorns; deglaze with Shaoxing wine.
- 6
Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and enough water to just cover the pork.
- 7
Simmer covered on low 60–90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 8
Uncover and reduce until sauce is glossy and coats the pork.
- 9
Top with green onions.
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jason
need to try this for dinner this week.