🇨🇳 China recipe
Red Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou)
One of the most iconic dishes in Chinese home cooking and famously a favourite of Chairman Mao. Cubes of skin-on pork belly are gently braised in a deeply flavoured sauce of caramelized sugar, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, and warm spices until the meat is meltingly tender and the sauce is thick, glossy, and mahogany-coloured.
Prep15 mins
Cook1 hour 30 mins
Serves4
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 800g skin-on pork belly, cut into 3cm cubes
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 3 slices fresh ginger
- 2 spring onions, tied into knots
- 2 star anise
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 400ml hot water
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 500
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 11 g
- Fat
- 43 g
