Simple Braised Pork Belly

This sweet, melt-in-your-mouth Chinese-style braised pork belly is great for any family dinner!

Total Time

3hr

4.0

1 Rating

Author: CaribbeanPot

Servings:

Ingredients

•

3 lb

Pork Belly

•

1 Tbsp

Vegetable Oil

•

2 cloves

Garlic

•

1 bunch

Scallions

•

1 cup

Water

•

3/4 cup

Light Soy Sauce

•

1/2 cup

Dark Soy Sauce

•

1/3 cup

Rock Sugar

•

4 Tbsp

Shaoxing Cooking Wine

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3 slices

Thick Fresh Ginger

Cooking Instructions

Put the cut Pork Belly (3 lb) pieces in a deep pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a gentle boil for 5 minutes. We’re trying to get rid of some of the impurities.

Remove off the stove, drain, and while running cool water over it, rub each piece to clean.

Heat the Vegetable Oil (1 Tbsp) on a medium flame, in a deep heavy pot, and go in with the Scallions (1 bunch) , Fresh Ginger (3 slices) , and Garlic (2 cloves) . Cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add the cleaned pieces of pork and stir well. Turn up the heat to a medium-high.

Add the Shaoxing Cooking Wine (4 Tbsp) , Light Soy Sauce (3/4 cup) , Dark Soy Sauce (1/2 cup) , Water (1 cup) , and bring to a boil.

As it comes to a boil, reduce to a very gentle simmer and add the Rock Sugar (1/3 cup) . Cover the pot and allow this to slowly braise for 2.5-3 hours. Stir every 20 minutes or so.

If you find that the liquid is drying up too fast you can always add a bit more water. Once ready, you’ll have tender pieces of pork with a lovely gravy.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

971

FAT

92.1 g

PROTEIN

19.7 g

CARBS

13.8 g