Dong Po (Chinese Pork Belly)

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chinese Recipes. (Dong Po (Chinese Pork Belly)). Named after an ancient Chinese statesman, poet and gourmand of the Song Dynasty, the pork belly is cooked three different ways, rendering the meat succulent, tender and very flavorful. (If you can't find pork belly, ask the butcher; it is what bacon is before it is cured and sliced.)

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 2hrs

Total: 2hrs15 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Dong Po (Chinese Pork Belly)

Ingredients

1 pound raw pork belly

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

¼ cup light soy sauce

¼ cup dark soy sauce

½ cup Chinese rice cooking wine

3 ½ ounces Chinese rock sugar

1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger

peeled and grated

8 spring onions

sliced

Restaurant Style Beef and Broccoli

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Slice the pork belly into 2-inch wide strips. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and stir in the pork slices; reduce heat to a simmer and cook the meat for 10 minutes. Remove from the water and blot dry with paper towels.

Step 2

Heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat in a large wok and brown the pork strips well on all sides. Pork will splatter - use a splatter shield for this step.

Step 3

While pork is browning mix together the light soy sauce dark soy sauce rice wine rock sugar ginger and spring onions in a large soup pot or stockpot. Bring the mixture to a boil stirring to dissolve the sugar. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer and lay the pork strips into the liquid. Cover and simmer until the meat is very tender 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Add water as needed to keep the liquid from going completely dry.

Nutritional Information

Dong Po (Chinese Pork Belly)

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 578.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 8.9g 18%

Carbohydrates: 25.8g 8%

Dietary Fiber: 0.7g 3%

Sugars: 23.4g

Fat: 46.9g 72%

Saturated Fat: 15.7g 78%

Cholesterol: 54.4mg 18%

Vitamin A Iu: 207IU 4%

Niacin Equivalents: 6mg 46%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 4mg 7%

Folate: 16.6mcg 4%

Calcium: 24.1mg 2%

Iron: 1.1mg 6%

Magnesium: 16.6mg 6%

Potassium: 245.6mg 7%

Sodium: 1230.1mg 49%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 32%

Calories From Fat: 422.5

*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.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.