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Moo Hong Recipe (Thai Pork Belly Stew)
Make this moo hong recipe for a comforting Thai pork belly stew with a flavorful sauce. A delicious dinner served best with steamed rice!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 966 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 3 coriander root
- 3 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 25 ounces pork belly sliced into chunks
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons palm sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 34 fluid ounces water
Instructions
- Use a mortar and pestle to crush garlic, black peppercorns, and coriander root.
- Heat a pot over low-medium heat. Add the crushed spices, star anise, and cinnamon stick. Fry until fragrant. Then add palm sugar and cook until it begins to caramelize.
- Stir in dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and salt. Add pork belly chunks and sear them until they are evenly browned on all sides.
- Pour in water and simmer over low heat for about 3 hours, or until the pork belly is soft and tender. Serve hot with rice.
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Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
Nutrition Information
Calories
966kcal
(48%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
94g
(145%)
Saturated Fat
34g
(170%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
10g
Monounsaturated Fat
44g
Cholesterol
128mg
(43%)
Sodium
1173mg
(49%)
Potassium
388mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
29IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 966
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 966kcal | 48% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 94g | 145% |
| Saturated Fat | 34g | 170% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 44g | 220% |
| Cholesterol | 128mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 1173mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 388mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 29IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.