Boiled Pork Belly In Garlic Sauce Recipe

How To Prepare Boiled Pork Belly In Garlic Sauce?

Ingredients:

• 5 cups of water

• 1 tablespoon rice wine

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 star anise

• 2 cardamom pods

• 1 ounce/30 grams spring onion

• 2 knobs ginger (each about 1 in)

• 2 pounds 3 ounces pork belly

• 1 cucumber (thinly sliced)

Optional

• 1 tablespoon roasted crushed peanuts

For the Garlic Sauce

• 3 tablespoon light soy sauce

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar

• 1 teaspoon black vinegar

• 1 drizzle white sesame oil (or blended sesame oil)

• 1 ounce/30 grams garlic (peeled and finely chopped)

Instructions:

1. Place the water, rice wine, salt, star anise, cardamom pods, spring onion, and ginger into a stockpot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Add the pork belly and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for about 1 hour until the pork is cooked—test by piercing the pork with a chopstick. The chopsticks should go through the meat easily. Set aside to cool. Reserve stock.
3. Place all the ingredients for the garlic sauce in a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of stock from the stockpot and mix well. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.
4. Using a sharp knife, slice the cooked pork into 3mm (1/8-in) thick slices.
5. Arrange the pork on a serving plate with the cucumbers. Garnish with crushed peanuts if desired. Serve with the garlic sauce.