Braised Pork with Small Pumpkin

Wash one small pumpkin.

Cut into pieces.

Put it into a bowl and mix with salt, the purpose is to draw out the moisture.

Prepare the pork belly that has been blanched.

Seasoning: green onions, ginger, garlic, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, and a small amount of dried chili peppers.

Add a few pieces of rock sugar to a hot pan with cold oil.

After the rock sugar melts and bubbles, add the pork belly and stir-fry until it turns caramel-colored.

Then add all the seasonings.

Then add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce and dark soy sauce and stir-fry evenly.

Pour heated water over the ingredients, add a bit more water, cover, and simmer on low heat.

After about ten minutes, the broth gradually reduced.

Scoop out the seasonings that you don't like to eat or cannot eat.

Rinse the salt off the small pumpkin that has released water from pickling.

Then squeeze the small pumpkin by hand to remove the water, and place it on a plate.

Pour into the pot.

Stir-fry the small pumpkin with pork belly until evenly mixed.

Then cover and simmer over low heat.

Reduce the sauce; those who like to mix the sauce with rice can leave it soupy.

Plate the dish.

Fragrant steamed rice served with savory braised pork and small pumpkins makes me want to eat an extra bowl of rice 😁