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Braised Pork Belly

Braised Pork Belly

Shandong's famous Bazi pork belly: thick slices are pan-fried golden, glazed in amber caramel with soy sauce, then slow-braised with star anise, cassia, bay leaves, and rock sugar until spoon-tender. Fatty, fragrant, and perfect over steamed rice.

Instructions

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    After scraping off the hair from the pork and washing it clean, soak it in cold water; if the soaking time is sufficient, change the water and soak again to remove the fishy smell.

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    Cut into 1.2-1.5 cm thickness;

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    The pork belly is not bad.

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    Heat the pan first, then add oil. You don't need to add a lot of oil. Pan-fry the pork belly over medium heat, and reduce to low heat when flipping it over, as the oil becomes very hot.

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    Pan-fry both sides until golden brown;

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    Put it into the stew pot. I usually place a small steaming rack at the bottom to prevent sticking to the pot.

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    Cut and set aside for later use, don't forget to boil another pot of water;

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    Restart the pot, still start by heating the pan, add oil and rock sugar (it should be medium-low heat, switch between 600 and 400 on the induction cooker. Stir on 600 until it becomes sandy);

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    After adding 400 small bubbles, put in the green onions, and instantly coat with sugar to enhance the color;

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    Pour in the soy sauce;

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    The color looks good, add hot water;

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    Wash and clean the ingredients, put in whatever you have, add whatever you like. I don't like strong seasoning, so use a little less of everything.

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    Into the pot;

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    Add more water, and after it comes to a boil, simmer it on low heat for an hour.

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    Pan-fry the chili over low heat until soft (deep-frying is also fine) and set aside;

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    Fry the eggs until they become tiger skin-like.

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    After frying, stew it together with the meat until well-flavored;

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    After a few hours, add chili and simmer for about ten minutes.

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    Remove from the pot;

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    Soft and glutinous fragrance…

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • pork belly
    1000g
  • Egg
    8 piece
  • star anise
    1 piece
  • Sichuan peppercorns
    a little
  • There are also some dry ingredients that I don't recognize.
    各来一个粒

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Scallion
    1 stick
  • chili
    6 piece
  • Ginger
    1 piece

Seasonings

  • rock sugar
    1 小碗
  • Soy sauce
    1 小碗
  • Salt
    to taste
  • Cinnamon
    1 小段
  • Bay leaf
    4 slice