Slow-Cooked Red Braised Pork Belly Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chinese Recipes. (Slow-Cooked Red Braised Pork Belly Recipe). This is one of the most common Chinese household dishes. You almost never find this dish in restaurants because it takes a long time to cook and because it is gloriously fatty. Serve with steamed rice and your choice of vegetable.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 7hrs17 mins

Total: 7hrs37 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Slow-Cooked Red Braised Pork Belly Recipe

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds pork belly

cut into bite-size pieces

¼ cup vegetable oil

3 tablespoons brown sugar

¼ cup dark soy sauce

¼ cup Shaoxing rice wine

¼ cup light soy sauce

4 scallions

halved

4 slices fresh ginger

4 star anise pods

water to cover

½ (8 ounce) package vegetarian chicken substitute

diced

6 hard-boiled eggs

peeled

Velveting Chicken Breast, Chinese Restaurant-Style

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add pork belly; cook until starting to soften about 5 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Heat vegetable oil and brown sugar in a wok or large skillet over medium heat until sugar is melted. Add pork; cook until browned on all sides about 2 minutes. Add dark soy sauce; cook and stir until flavors combine about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer pork mixture to a slow cooker. Add rice wine light soy sauce scallions ginger and star anise. Pour in enough water to just cover the pork.

Step 4

Cook on Low until pork is tender about 6 hours. Add diced chicken substitute hard-boiled eggs and more water to cover.

Step 5

Cook on Low until eggs absorb cooking liquid rotating halfway through about 1 hour more.

Nutritional Information

Slow-Cooked Red Braised Pork Belly Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 680.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 38.3g 77%

Carbohydrates: 16.2g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 1.6g 6%

Sugars: 11.1g

Fat: 48.8g 75%

Saturated Fat: 12.8g 64%

Cholesterol: 379.6mg 127%

Vitamin A Iu: 612.9IU 12%

Niacin Equivalents: 11.7mg 90%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 32%

Vitamin C: 3.1mg 5%

Folate: 65.7mcg 16%

Calcium: 83.9mg 8%

Iron: 3.3mg 19%

Magnesium: 39.3mg 14%

Potassium: 508.7mg 14%

Sodium: 3036mg 121%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 45%

Calories From Fat: 439.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.