Red Braised Pork
Red Braised Pork is a classic dish featuring tender pork belly braised in a savory, aromatic sauce until rich and glossy.
Story
The pork belly is first stir-fried to render its fat, then slowly simmered with warm spices and soy sauces until the meat becomes meltingly soft and the sauce thickens to a glossy finish.
Ingredients
Pork belly
500g
Star anise
2 pieces
Cinnamon stick
1 piece
Bay leaf
3 pieces
Light soy sauce
1 tbsp
Dark soy sauce
1 tsp
Oyster sauce
1 tsp
Cooking wine
1 tbsp
White sugar
5 pieces
Instructions
1
Step 1
Cut the pork belly into large chunks
2
Step 2
Slice the ginger and garlic; rinse the star anise, cinnamon bark, and bay leaves clean
3
Step 3
Do not add oil to the wok; place the pork belly in and stir-fry
4
Step 4
Stir-fry until the fat renders from the pork belly and it turns slightly golden brown
5
Step 5
Add the ginger, garlic, star anise, and cinnamon bark; stir-fry until fragrant
6
Step 6
Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, and oyster sauce; stir-fry to color
7
Step 7
Add hot water, enough to submerge the meat
8
Step 8
Add the bay leaves and rock sugar
9
Step 9
Transfer to a clay pot; bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour
10
Step 10
Add an appropriate amount of salt according to taste
11
Step 11
Reduce the sauce until thick and syrupy
