Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly
Recipe by Helen's Kitchen from Australia
Ingredients
- 2 strips of pork belly
- 100g rice
- 4-5 shiitake mushrooms
- 1 shallot / half onion
- 1 garlic glove
- 1” ginger
- 1 chili pepper
- dark soy sauce
- light soy sauce
- rice vinegar
- pepper
- sugar
- five spices
- 0.5l water
- (optional) 1 egg
Instructions
Pork marinade
- cut pork belly into 1cm pieces
- put in a small bowl
- add 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
- add 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- mix and marinate for 1h
Preparation
- dice shallot
- mince garlic
- dice ginger
- dice chili pepper
- cut mushrooms in small pieces
- (optional) soft boil an egg (7 mins)
Mushroom
- boil some water
- add to small bowl with mushrooms
- let it soak for 10-20mins
Cooking
- In a pan
- Add marinated pork
- fry for 4-5 mins or until all liquid evaporates
- Add shallots, sauté a min
- Add mushrooms and chili, sauté for a min
- Add garlic and ginger, sauté for a min
- Add 2 Tbsp dark soy sauce
- Add 2 Tbsp light soy sauce
- Add 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- Let it reduce
- Add water
- bring to a boil and let it simmer
- start cooking rice in a separate pot
- Add a big pinch of sugar
- After 20-30mins all water should have evaporated
Inspiration: Taiwanese braised pork belly