Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Braised Pork Belly (Kong Bak)



Ingredients:
Pork belly 6 pcs (2 inch wide)
4 cloves garlic
2 shallots
1 star anise

1+1 tbs dark thick soy sauce
1 tbs light soy sauce
6 pcs rock sugar cube
1 tbs hua diao cooking wine
1 tsp five spice powder 
1 tbs oil
1 cup water

Method:
  1. Boiled water, add in pork belly and boil for 5mins.
  2. Rub five spice powder + 1 tbs dark soy sauce on pork belly and marinate for 20mins.
  3. Heat up oil, add in sugar, when melt, add in the pork belly and coat with the cameralise.
  4. Add in water and the rest of ingredients and braised for 1-1.5hrs.
  5. I add additional 1/4 cup of water every 20mins, adjust accordingly.