Jujube-Glazed Pork Belly
A traditional dish from Jiangsu in which pork belly is slowly braised with red dates until the meat turns a rich date-red color and becomes so tender it melts in the mouth.
Ingredients
Pork belly with skin, washed and set aside
500 g
Red dates, washed and pitted
150 g
Brown sugar
50 g
Rock sugar
50 g
Honey
20 g
Caramel coloring
15 g
Salt
5 g
Scallion and ginger
10 g each
Instructions
1
Preparation
Wash the pork belly, blanch it briefly in boiling water, then remove and rinse off any scum. Set aside.
2
Prepare the Dates
Wash the red dates, remove the pits, and set aside.
3
Layer into the Pot
Take a clay pot, line the bottom with scallions and ginger, then place the pork belly and red dates on top.
