Boiled Pork Belly With Garlic Sauce

Name: Boiled Pork Belly With Garlic Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 5 cups water; 1 tablespoon rice wine; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 star anise; 2 cardamom pods; 1 ounce (30 grams) spring onions, about 3, root ends trimmed; 2 knobs ginger (each about 1-inch); 2 to 2 1/4 pounds pork belly; 1 cucumber, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon roasted crushed peanuts, optional; 3 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon black vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar; 1 drizzle white sesame oil, or blended sesame oil; 1 ounce (30 grams) garlic, about 10 cloves, finely chopped

A popular Sichuan pork belly recipe, perfect for summer, features tender slices served with a vibrant garlic sauce.

⭐ 4.6 (25 reviews) Prep: 15 minCook: 90 minTotal: 135 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Entree Lunch

Cuisine Tags:

Chinese

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Instructions

Start boiling water with rice wine, salt, star anise, cardamom pods, spring onion, and ginger in a stockpot, then simmer for 30 minutes.
Add the pork belly, bring to a boil, then simmer for about 1 hour until tender; cool the pork and reserve the stock.
Combine garlic sauce ingredients with 2 tablespoons of reserved stock and mix well; set aside for 30 minutes.
Slice the cooled pork into 3mm (1/8-inch) thick pieces.
Arrange sliced pork with cucumbers and garnish with crushed peanuts if desired. Serve with the garlic sauce.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 514 kcal

Carbohydrate: 4 g

Cholesterol: 139 mg

Fiber: 0 g

Protein: 39 g

Saturated Fat: 13 g

Sodium: 920 mg

Sugar: 1 g

Fat: 36 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g