Chinese Braised Pork: Hong Shao Rou

This is my favorite Chinese red braised pork belly recipe - also known as Hong Shao Rou, to the tune off Manu Chao - Bella Ciao.

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► Red Braised Pork Belly Recipe, serves 2-4 🥩
700g pork belly (high welfare if you can 🐷❤️)
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
5 stalks spring onion
10 slices of ginger
4 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 pieces star anise
1 Tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
3 dried chilis
1 pod black cardamom
1 stick of cinnamon
3 walnut sized chunks of Chinese rock sugar, crushed (or 3 Tbsp dark brown sugar)
3 Tbsp Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing if you can)
2 Tbsp light soy sauce
2 Tbsp dark soy sauce

► Lyrics 🎵
Woke up this morning
Found myself craving
Some hongshaorou, hongshaorou, hongshaorou
So warm and tender
So rich and fragrant
A classic Chinese red braised pork

Blanch your pork belly
Sculpt into pieces
Oh hongshaorou, hongshaorou, hongshaorou
Now blanch one more time
To nail the texture
And let it rest until it’s cold

Fried aromatics
The smell of heaven
Oh hongshaorou, hongshaorou, hongshaorou
Return the belly
Cover with water
Sugar and sauces
Oh so fine

Bring to a simmer
For one full hour
Oh hongshaorou, hongshaorou, it takes time
Reduce the liquid
Until it’s creamy
And say nihao
To hongshaorou
So warm and tender
So rich and fragrant
A classic Chinese red braised pork

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