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Red Braised Pork Belly
Homemade simplified version of red braised pork belly.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4
Calories: 1049 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
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
Instructions
Sugar color
- 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.
- Pour hot water quickly, be carefully as the liquid may splash. Let it simmer for another minute.
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Braised Pork Belly
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Get a stew pot, add dried chili pepper, star anise, ginger slices and garlic slices to stir fry until aroma.
- 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.
- Pour in boiling water and simmer for around 1 hour. Use high fire to thicken the sauce.
Nutrition Information
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
% 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.