Simple Recipe - Braised Pork Belly

I am so glad today that I have managed to braise this dish that its gravy went so well with rice. Truly satisfied!

There are so many recipes that I could google but I have created my own this time. Both my sons gave me a thumb up for this dish.  My husband suggested the gravy is best eaten with mantao.

Ingredients
1 Pork Belly, cut
1 whole Garlic, bruised
1 tblsp sugar or rock sugar or brown sugar

Seasoning
2 tblsp soya sauce
1/4 tsp thick soy sauce
3 - 4 tblsp chinese cooking wine
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 small pc fermented red beancurd
1/2 tsp sugar

Method
Boil water in pot, blanch cut pork belly, set aside, pat dry.
Heat up wok, add oil follow by sugar, brown the pork, set aside
In a pot, add 2 tblsp cooking oil, add whole garlic
Then put in pork belly
Add in seasoning, cover with water
Cook till the meat is tender, add water gradually if not enough.
The gravy will be lesser/thicker when the meat is cooked well.

Simple Recipe - Braised Pork Belly

Braised Meat, not much ingredients to worry about, only cooking time is longer The important is the good quality of dark soya sauce. .

Pork belly was browned/lightly pre-fried to have additional flavor to the stew. However this is totally optional if you do not have much time, you may skip this step.

Ingredients
1/2 kilo of Pork Belly
8 slices of old ginger (young is fine)
1 bulb garlic (separated & bruised)
1 Cinnamon Stick
5 Cloves
1 Star Anise
Peppercorn
1/2 teaspoon 5 Spices Powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoon sweet dark soya sauce
4 eggs

Method
Boil the eggs - put eggs with enough water to cover, boil for 10 minutes
Peel off the shell, set aside

Heat up a pot, put in 2 tablespoon oil
Add ginger, garlic, spices
Put in the meat, 5 spices powder, pepper and sweet dark soya sauce
Add water to cover the meat, braised till tender.


Add water whenever the sauce is dried up during braising which takes at least 1.5 hours.  Simmer longer will result in tender meat.

You may cut the meat before you braise or have the whole belly cut into half, braised it then only slice the desired size you prefer.