braised pork belly rice
for one chop of pork belly, about 4-5 people
cooking time:
~1.25 hour, but you can go study while stew, go check it from time to time in case it get burnt
Taiwan
submitted by:
Liang Chi Chen (Kyle)
I'd like to cook with feeling(???
Main ingredients-
Chopped pork belly(with skin, it's important!!!)
Spices-
Five-spice powder
star anise 2-3
bay leaves 1-2
garlic
shallots
Seasoning-
sugar
brown sugar(opt.)
soy sauce
rice wine
white pepper powder
Other-
water
rice
2. Prepare ingredients
- Slice pork belly into small pieces, ~1cm each
- Mince the garlic
- Slice the shallots
-----------------------------FRY: heat the pot, keep high heat--------------------------------
3. Fried pork belly in pot(no oil!) until it turns white and dry, covering the pot with fat
4. After the pot turns greasy with pork fat, put shallots and garlic in
5. Sugar and brown sugar in, caramelized the pork
6. Soy sauce in, color the ingredients
7. A little water, rice wine in
-----------------------------STEW: low heat-------------------------------
8. Cover the ingredients with water
9. Spices in, lid on and stew for 1 hour
-----------------------------CONDENSE: high heat again-------------------------------
10. Turn the heat up to condense the sauce
11. When everything turns shiny and thick, it's done!
12. Put it on rice