Red Braised Pork Belly

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    1049 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Chinese

Red Braised Pork Belly

Homemade simplified version of red braised pork belly.

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Ingredients

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Braised pork belly

  • 800 g pork belly
  • 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp. sugar color
  • 1 tbsp. cooking wine
  • 1 inch root ginger sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves , peeled
  • 2 star anise
  • 1 small piece Chinese cinnamon
  • 4-6 dried chili peppers
  • 2 scallion sections
  • 2 bay leaves

Sugar coloring

  • 3 tbsp. oil
  • 1/4 cup smashed rock sugar
  • 1.5 cup hot water
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Instructions

Sugar color

  1. Add 3 tablespoons of oil in wok and then place smashed rock sugar in. Continue frying over medium fire until the sugar melts and turns into amber.
  2. Pour hot water quickly, be carefully as the liquid may splash. Let it simmer for another minute.

Braised Pork Belly

  1. Prepare a pan and fry the pork rind until slightly browned. This helps to hold the shape and remove the odd taste. Then wash the pork rind well.
  2. Cut the pork belly into cubes around 2 cm. Add some clean water in a wok, add 1 tablespoon cooking wine and green onion sections. Cook for 5 minutes after the water boils. Transfer out and drain well.
  3. Place the pork belly in a pan and sauté  until the surface becomes slightly brown.  This helps to remove extra oil and also hold the shape after cooked by hardening the surface.
  4. Get a stew pot, add dried chili pepper, star anise, ginger slices and garlic slices to stir fry until aroma.
  5. Place the cooked pork in. Only pork cubes, discard the oil. Add 4 tablespoon of sugar color and 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce. Mix well.
  6. Pour in boiling water and simmer for around 1 hour. Use high fire to thicken the sauce.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 1049kcal (52%) Carbohydrates 2g (1%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 106g (163%) Saturated Fat 39g (195%) Cholesterol 144mg (48%) Sodium 272mg (11%) Potassium 414mg (12%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 157IU (3%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 19mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1049 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 1049kcal 52%
Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Protein 19g 38%
Fat 106g 163%
Saturated Fat 39g 195%
Cholesterol 144mg 48%
Sodium 272mg 11%
Potassium 414mg 9%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 157IU 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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