Almond Braised Pork
A Zhejiang-style dish in which pork with the skin left on is braised together with sweet almonds until tender.
Ingredients
Pork with skin
500 g
Sweet almonds
20 g
Shaoxing wine
to taste
Soy sauce
to taste
Rock sugar
to taste
Scallion segments
to taste
Ginger slices
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Wash the pork and cut it into pieces. Soak the almonds in hot water, then peel off their outer skin.
2
Step 2
Heat a wok, add the rock sugar and stir-fry until it turns deep red. Add the pork pieces and stir-fry until they turn red, then add the scallions, ginger, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, an appropriate amount of water, and the almonds. Once boiling, reduce to low heat and braise until the pork is completely tender, then serve.
