Braised pork belly

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Find a small head of lettuce, about a dozen leaves, and wash it clean.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Wash the prepared pork belly.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Wash the lettuce, peel it, and arrange it on a plate.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Prepare chopped scallions, ginger, and garlic.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Place the cleaned pork belly into boiling water and cook for about ten minutes. Then remove it and cut it into small cubes.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Pour some peanut oil into the pot and stir-fry the chopped pork belly, especially the fatty parts, which need to be stir-fried longer.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Pour the oil from the frying process into a small bowl, and reserve it for later when caramelizing the sugar.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   Place the meat in a small dish, pour the rendered fat into the pan, add rock sugar, and heat over low heat.

   

9. 09

   Step 9

   Heat over low heat until the caramel turns a deep reddish-brown color.

   

10. 10

    Step 10

    Pour the sautéed braised pork into the pan with the caramelized sugar, add scallions, ginger, garlic, star anise, dried chili peppers, bay leaves, etc., then add appropriate amounts of dark soy sauce and light soy sauce, and start stir-frying.

    

11. 11

    Step 11

    Pour in purified water until it covers the meat pieces, then add six rock sugar cubes and a small spoonful of salt.

    

12. 12

    Step 12

    Once the broth has almost been absorbed and reduced, remove the pork from the pot. And there you have it, a delicious braised pork dish ready to serve! *^O^*