PORK - Pork Stew 卤猪肉

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• Seasnonings:
• 600 gm pork belly (skin on), cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
• 20 white peppercorns, cracked
• 1 star anise
• 1 inch ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, skin on, smashed
• 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with some water
• 3 Tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp dark soy sauce (use less if using dark caramel sauce)
• 1 tsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp Shao Xing wine

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a small pot, put in 1-2 Tbsp of oil. Saute ginger, garlic, peppercorns and star anise until fragrant and garlic looks slightly golden.
2. Put in pork belly and fry until meat looks opaque.
3. Put in seasonings and cook until the neat dries up and you can see more oil in the pot. It will smell awesome at this point.
4. Put in water, enough to cover the pork. Bring to a boil and lower to a simmer for 1 hour, or until meat is tender.
5. Thicken gravy with cornstarch mixture until preferred consistency.