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Braised Pork Belly - (Shanghai Style)

Braised pork belly is a very famous and popular dish among the Chinese. Originally from Shanghai Region. It is braised slowly in the slightly sweet sauce until it almost melts into your mouth.

Ingredients

4 oz. crystalized rock sugar
2 to 2 ½ lbs. pork belly with skin
5 whole star anise
2 pcs cinnamon
1 tsp whole cloves
5 whole bay leaves
1 piece of ginger
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 tbs dark soy sauce
1 cup Shaoxing wine, brandy, or whiskey
Add water as needed

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Cut the pork belly into about 2” by 2” square. Cross-tie each pork belly with cooking twine to secure the square shape.

Bring a heavy cast iron pot, with a tight-fitting lid, filled with water to a boil over high heat. Add pork belly and blanch the meat until it turns slightly firm. Strain the meat with a colander and rinse under cold running water. Discard the cooking water.

Wash and use the same pot. Add rock sugar and ½ cup water and bring to a boil. Add pork belly and simmer over medium heat turning occasionally until the pork is coated with sugar and the sugar has slightly caramelized. Remove the pork with tongs and place it on a large plate.

Heat 2 tbs of oil in the same pot over medium heat. Add star anise, clove, cinnamon, bay leaves, and ginger. Simmer for 2 minutes while occasionally stirring.

Add soy sauce, brandy, and pork belly. Bring the liquid to a boil. Cover with a heavy tight-fitting lid and simmer over low heat. Turn the meat every half hour, so all the meat is covered with the sauce. Simmer for about 2 to 2 1//2 hours until the meat is fork-tender.

Place the pork belly in a large container. Strain the sauce through a fine strainer. Discard the solids and any remaining spics and save the sauce.

Skim off all the fat and pour the sauce back onto the pork belly and refrigerate. It is much easy to slice the meat when it’s cold.

Chef’s Notes

There are many ways to serve this tasty tender meat and the layer of fat almost melt into your mouth.

1) Sliced and serve with vegetables and pour the sauce over
2) Made into the very popular pork belly bao buns with thinly sliced tomato, English cucumber and jalapeno.
3) Delicious tacos, layered with avocado, tomato salsa and cilantro

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