Red braised pork belly
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Red braised pork belly

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30
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4
people

Dai says

Ingredients
500g (17⅔oz)
skin-on pork belly
2
spring onions (scallions)
6 slices
fresh ginger
2tsp
Shaoxing wine
cooking oil as needed
3tbsp
light soy sauce
3tbsp
dark soy sauce
rock sugar
1
star anise
2
bay leaves
Directions

Lightly sear the pork skin in a hot pan to get rid of any hair. Some people use tweezers, but this is much easier.

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Scrape any burnt bits off the pork skin and rinse it.

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Cut the pork into pieces ¾in (2cm) thick.

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Add pork, one spring onion/scallion, half the ginger and half the Shaoxing wine to a pot of cold water and bring to the boil. Remove the pork once the water is boiling.

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Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the remaining ginger and spring onion with the pork belly until the meat is golden brown.

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Add 1tsp of Shaoxing wine, 3tbsp of light soy sauce and 3tbsp of dark soy sauce.

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Add hot water until the meat is fully immersed.

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Add rock sugar to taste, 1 star anise and 2 bay leaves. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer until the sauce is thickened and coats the meat. Remove bay leaves and serve.

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