Northeastern Steamed Pork Belly

A common dish in Northeast China is steamed pork belly. In fact, the meat cooked in this way tastes very good when dipped in your favorite dipping sauce, and each bite of meat gives people a great sense of satisfaction. There are certain requirements for the pork belly used in Northeastern steamed pork belly. When cutting, the thickness needs to be even so that the pork belly will taste good.

1. How to steam pork belly

1. Method 1

Wash the pork belly and put it into a pot of cold water. Add aniseed, ginger slices and cooking wine into the pot. Cook the pork belly until cooked. (Chopsticks can be easily inserted into the pork belly). Chop ginger and garlic into fine pieces, put them into a bowl, add soy sauce and sugar, and set aside. Place peppercorns and dried chilies in small bowls and set aside. Take a wok and pour plenty of oil into it. Heat it up. Pour the heated oil directly into the bowl with dried chili peppers and peppercorns and stir. After it cools slightly, pour the chili oil and peppercorns oil into the bowl with minced garlic. Soak the remaining peppercorns in the bowl in hot water for a while, then pour the pepper water into the bowl with minced garlic. Heat the pan without adding oil. Pour all the contents of the small bowl with minced garlic into the pan and bring to a boil. The dipping sauce is done. Cut the cooked pork belly into slices, not too thin. Take a large bowl. Place the sliced ​​meat face down in the bowl. Then put it in the steamer. Steam for 15 minutes after boiling. Just put the steamed pork belly on a plate. (I didn’t throw away the soup from the steamed pork belly, I used it in other dishes.)

2. Method 2

Wash the pork belly, blanch it to remove the blood foam, wash it, add clean water to the pot, add the meat cooking ingredients, cook over high heat and then turn to low heat and cook for about an hour. After the pork belly has cooled, cut it into large thin slices, put it in a bowl, pour in soy sauce, add onions, ginger slices, salt, sesame oil, and steam it in a steamer for 20 minutes.

3. Method 3

First, we wash the pork belly, set aside, then cut it into strips and put it into the rice cooker to heat. Cook the pork belly until you can pierce it with chopsticks. Remove from the pork and set aside. Then slice the pork belly and set aside. Then place the pork belly on a plate, pour in light soy sauce, and add green onions and spices. Put it in a steamer and steam it until cooked. Steam for about 30 minutes, and then arrange on a plate.

4. Method 4

Prepare all the ingredients. The pork belly fried in oil is usually the pork belly that is fried when making braised pork at home. Today we used wild boar meat, so the color is darker. It may be because the pigs in the mountains exercise a lot, so the fat is not greasy. Cut the roots of the pickled mustard greens, wash off the salt on them, and soak them in warm water for an hour. Remember to change the water halfway through. If you think the taste is right, don't soak them for too long. Some saltiness must be retained. Huizhou preserved vegetables come in two types: sweet and salty, both are delicious. Today we use salted pickled mustard greens. Chop the soaked pickled mustard greens into pieces, mix with a clove of garlic, a little bit of ginger and a red pepper, and chop them together. Cut the meat into pieces about 5mm thick. Add oyster sauce, Huadiao wine, soy sauce, light soy sauce, five-spice powder, sugar, MSG and a little salt and mix well. Place the remaining lean meat on the bottom of the bowl. Then add the preserved vegetables. Then add the preserved vegetables. Don’t be greedy and coat the pickled vegetables with sauce, as that will make them saltier and you won’t be able to taste the aroma of the pickled vegetables. The gravy that flows from them will taste just right.

The above four methods are about how to steam pork belly. There are not many steps and it is very simple and convenient. The required ingredients are also common and easy to prepare. Not only should you handle the steamed pork belly in detail, but you should also pay more attention to the details of the side dishes. After completion, the remaining can be used as the situation requires, so as to develop a habit of thriftiness.