Secret Braised Pork

Overview

I don’t know if many people are like me. The colder the weather, the more they crave meat, so the braised pork dish has to appear on my dining table from time to time. The eldest daughter, Duoduo, is the most meat-eater in my family. She usually doesn’t eat much meat in kindergarten, so for the sake of the little girl’s growth and development, I have to make some at home. The most important ingredient for making braised pork is pork belly. You have to choose fat and lean pork belly. The meat should not be too thin. If it is too thin, it will not taste good. It has to be stewed squarely like mahjong pieces to make it delicious. There are many people queuing up at the meat counter of the supermarket next to my home every day. Every time I pass by, I see that the quality of the meat is not good enough and is not suitable for braised pork. And for people like me with children, it’s not convenient to crowd in crowds to buy ingredients. So every time I place an order on my mobile phone from JD Fresh Food. Thinking about it, this is also the convenience of a big city. A housewife like me with two children can easily solve the problem of grocery shopping online. The fresh pork belly bought from JD.com comes in square mahjong pieces, perfect for making braised pork! Let’s share Duo Ma’s secret braised pork recipe below. It has a salty and slightly sweet taste, is fat but not greasy, and is a less oily version!

Tags

• hot dishes
• anhui cuisine
• clear water
• edible oil
• light soy sauce
• pork belly
• rice wine
• rock sugar
• scallions
• star anise
• garlic
• ginger slices
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare pork belly that is appropriately fat and lean. I bought this from JD.com. One box is 450g, which is just enough to make a meal. I placed the order on the evening of the 5th and it was delivered early on the 6th

   

2. 2 The pork belly is cut into 2cm square pieces, which are too small and not satisfying to eat. The pieces need to be slightly larger. The meat here has been cut into pieces, just cut off the skin after taking it out, it’s convenient

   

3. 3 Prepare ginger slices, green onions, garlic, and star anise

   

4. 4 Put water in the pot, wash the meat and put it in a pot of cold water, turn up the heat and bring it to a boil

   

5. 5 Remove the scum after boiling the pot. The meat is very clean and has very little scum. It’s no problem to stew it directly, but this way you can remove some fat after cooking

   

6. 6 Boil for two minutes, remove and drain

   

7. 7 Heat a non-stick pan over medium-low heat, put the meat pieces in, add ginger slices and star anise, stir-fry together to release the oil

   

8. 8 The fat in the pork belly has been stir-fried out, and the surface of the meat has been fried a little yellow

   

9. 9 Use chopsticks to pick it out and set aside

   

10. 10 Make another pot. Because I wanted to stew for a longer time, I switched to a cast iron pot. Put a small spoonful of oil and a large spoonful of water in the pot, put the rock sugar in and melt it over low heat

    

11. 11 After the rock sugar is completely melted, let it boil for a while until the color turns into caramel color

    

12. 12 Put the meat pieces in and stir-fry evenly so that each meat piece is coated with sugar color

    

13. 13 Add hot water to cover the meat, add the remaining ginger slices and green onions, bring to a boil over high heat, add a small spoonful of soy sauce, an appropriate amount of salt, and simmer over medium to low heat

    

14. 14 Cover the pot and simmer over medium-low heat for about 45 minutes

    

15. 15 When the water is reduced to half, add garlic cloves. My children prefer to eat garlic cloves in braised pork, so I add some every time. Garlic cloves stewed in braised pork are also particularly delicious

    

16. 16 When the soup finally becomes less and less, stir it frequently with a shovel

    

17. 17 Make each piece of meat coated in the soup until the juice is reduced

    

18. 18 At the same time, boil water in a soup pot, add some salt and fresh chicken juice to the water, blanch the rapeseed, remove and drain, and spread on the bottom of the plate

    

19. 19 Delicious braised pork is ready to serve. Such a plate, the portion is just right

    

20. 20 Served with a bowl of rice, it contains meat and vegetables, and it is very enjoyable for one person! (When I took this photo, the garlic cloves on it had already been pinched away by my naughty daughter). It's fat but not greasy. The fat in the meat has been stir-fried out. After a long period of slow cooking over low heat, it melts in your mouth and is slightly sweet. My children especially love this taste. I always say that the braised pork cooked by my mother is the most delicious!