Many chinese restaurants serve pork belly on the menu, but the preparation method of this cut of pork belly is not so clear. Although there are lots of recipes of pork belly all over the world, the preparations is quite different, the success rate is not so high. Now, we will show you the basic way of cooking Chinese pork belly, hope you like it.
How to cook chinese pork belly
The Chinese pork belly is prized for its rich taste and juicy texture. It is one of the most popular Chinese delicacies and a symbol of Chinese cuisine. The Chinese pork belly comes from the belly of a pig, which is specially selected for its sweet taste. To get the pork belly’s best flavor, there are several steps to follow. First, make sure you get an all-natural pork belly. Pork belly can be stored for up to a week. You can cook the pork belly after refrigeration, but the raw parts should be kept away from other foods. This includes refrigeration. The next step is to clean the pork belly. To do this, just wash the pork belly thoroughly with water. Once the pork belly is cleaned, prepare the braising ingredients. This includes water, soy sauce, salt, and sugar. Add the braising ingredients to a pot and cook until they boil. The pork belly is now ready to be cooked. After cooking, slice the pork belly into strips. You can use the pork belly immediately, or refrigerate it until ready to use.
Tips
The pork belly is the most time consuming and hardest to cook meal in Chinese cuisine. Due to its richness and aroma, it is essential to be prepared when cooking pork belly. The pork belly is cut into 6-8 pieces in China. The fatty part of the belly is then cut off from each of the pieces. Each of the pieces is then dipped in salt water and dried in the oven. Then the pork belly is cut into 2-3 large pieces. To make chinese pork belly more flavorful, cook the pork belly in the oven until the meat is caramelized and the inside is cooked. This process will require around 4 hours of cooking time. The pork belly is then stewed in soy sauce and sesame oil with sugar and ginger. Serve the pork belly with steamed rice and vegetables.
Preparation
Cut the pork belly into 4-5 cm/1.5-2 inch thick pieces. Sprinkle with 3 tsp salt and rub with a pinch of pepper. Put the pan over high heat, and fry the pork until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat reads 140℃/60℃. Transfer the pork to a large bowl and pour the cooking liquid from the pan. Refrigerate the pork for 8-12 hours. Drain and reserve the fat. Bring the fat back to the stove. Reduce the heat to medium, and add 2 tbsp oil to the pan. Fry the pork belly until the internal temperature of the thickest part reaches 160℃/70℃. Transfer the pork belly to a heatproof container and discard the fat in the pan. Let the pork belly rest in the container at room temperature for 20-30 minutes before slicing.
Ingredients
Ingredients for making Chinese Pork Belly:
Results
How to cook Chinese Pork belly – Step 1
[Text]: It is often time consuming to cook a good pig’s belly. Here’s a way that requires minimal effort and lots of delicious results.
[Text]: Ingredients:
[Text]: 2-3 pigs’ bellies, sliced
[Text]: 2 tbsp salt
[Text]: 1 small whole garlic head, chopped
[Text]: 1 green chili, finely chopped
[Text]: 1 small onion, finely chopped
[Text]: 1 small bunch coriander, finely chopped
[Text]: 3/4 cup soy sauce
[Text]: 1/4 cup water
[Text]: 3/4 cup cooking wine
[Text]: 2 tbsp sugar
[Text]: 1 small can of corn
[Text]: 1 onion, sliced
[Text]: 3 bay leaves
[Text]: 1/4 cup cooking oil
[Text]: 3 tomatoes, sliced
[Text]: 1 tsp sesame oil
[Text]: 1/4 tsp pepper
[Text]: 2 cloves of garlic, peeled
[Text]: 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
[Text]: 1 piece ginger, peeled and chopped
[Text]: 1 cup cooking wine
[Text]: 1 tsp Chinese wine
[Text]: Cooking wine (can be thick or thin, we recommend the thin kind for it looks like the consistency of balsamic vinegar)
[Text]: 1 egg, lightly beaten
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