Braised pork belly

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   First, you need to select good pork belly.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   After cleaning, cut the meat into 2.5 cm cubes.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Place the chopped pork belly pieces in a pot of cold water, along with scallions, ginger, and cooking wine. Blanch the pork belly pieces and set aside.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Heat a little oil in a pot, add rock sugar and simmer over low heat until it foams. Then pour in boiling water, about half a small bowl.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Add a little oil to a pot and sauté star anise, cinnamon, ginger, and scallions until fragrant.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Now add the pork belly and stir-fry until the meat releases its oil...

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Add cooking wine and wait a moment, then pour in the prepared rock sugar syrup to color 3 meat. Depending on the coloring, add a little light soy sauce and 2 drops of dark soy sauce. Add boiling water to cover the meat by two fingers and cook until done.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   I usually pour it all into a pressure cooker at this point and cook for 18 minutes. That's how you make braised pork belly that's rich but not greasy, and melts in your mouth! If using an iron pot, you'll need to stew it for at least 40 minutes. Finally, plate it and serve. Friends, if you're interested, come chat with me on Xiangha!