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Sticky Chinese Pork Belly
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Sticky Chinese Pork Belly

This Chinese-style pork belly is sweet, salty, and perfectly tender. Slowly cooking the pork in a flavorful mixture of garlic, ginger, and brown sugar gives it that signature sticky-sweet glaze that pairs perfectly with salty soy sauce.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Sticky Chinese Pork Belly
Servings: 4
Calories: 741kcal
Author: Luda huang

Equipment

  • pan

Ingredients

  • 1 lb pork belly - chopped in half
  • 4 1/4 cups 1 Litre hot chicken/veg stock
  • 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger - peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic - peeled and chopped in half
  • Glaze:
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger - peeled and minced
  • 1 red chili - finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 1 tbsp. rice wine
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 shallot chopped

Instructions

  • Add all the slow-cooked pork belly ingredients to a pan, like this Bring to the boil, then place a lid on, turn down the heat and simmer for 30 minutes
  • Turn off the heat and drain the pork. You can reserve the liquid if you like.
  • Chop the pork into bite-sized chunks. Add 1 tbsp. of the oil to a frying pan, and then mix the remaining glaze ingredients in a small bowl. Heat the oil and add in the pork, cloves garlic, salt and pepper, fry on high heat until the pork starts to turn golden. Now pour the glaze over the pork and continue to cook until the pork looks dark and sticky. Remove from the heat, Sprinkle with shallot.

Nutrition

Calories: 741kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 67g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 1794mg | Potassium: 289mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 532IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg