Ben made this Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly for dinner.
Everyone at home loves it. It is saucy and the pork belly has the right amount of fat and lean meat which gives it the great texture.
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork belly, cut into small strips
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil, optional
- 4 to 5 medium shallots, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 pieces of dried shiitake mushroom, re-hydrated (reserved soaking liquid), diced
- 1 teaspoon five spice powder
- a few dashes of ground white pepper
- 1/2 cup of white rice wine (Chinese cooking wine)
- 1/3 cup light soy sauce
- 1/3 cup dark soy sauce
- 15g rock sugar
- 1 can (395ml) chicken stock
- 300ml mushroom soaking water
- 4 hard boil eggs – as complement
- blanched green vegetable – as complement
This recipe is adapted from spicenpans.com
Serves: 5 to 6
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