Braised Pork Belly

Name: Braised Pork Belly
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 110 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 600 g Pork belly; Sugar to taste; Ginger; 4 clove Garlic; 60 ml Shaoxing wine; Soy sauce; Water

by Kwokspots@kwokspots

Pork belly cubes blanched, then braised in a soy and rice wine sauce with rock sugar and ginger until the sauce thickens.

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2 h 5 min
2 h 5 min total
4 servings
Medium difficulty

Nutritionper serving

1 serving ≈ 188 g

593 kcal
Protein: 23.4 g, 16% of calories
Fat: 53.8 g, 83% of calories
Carbs: 2.2 g, 2% of calories

Estimated from the ingredients.

Cookware

Frying pan

Contains

SoyGluten

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Steps6

Step 1. Cut the pork belly
Cut the into 1 in cubes.
Step 2. Blanch the pork
Blanch the in hot water for 10 minutes.
Step 3. Strain and rinse
Strain the and rinse off any scum.
Step 4. Caramelize the sugar
Melt the rock in the pan until it starts to caramelize.
The source also allows brown sugar in place of rock sugar.
Step 5. Braise the pork
Add the , , , rice , regular , dark soy sauce and , cover, and simmer for an hour and a half.
Step 6. Thicken the sauce
Remove the lid, turn up the heat and let the sauce thicken.