Pork Belly and Dried Bamboo Shoots

Overview

How to cook Pork Belly and Dried Bamboo Shoots at home

Soak the dried bamboo shoots in cold water overnight in advance. The dried bamboo shoots I bought are pickled in salt and require two changes of water.
Break the dried bamboo shoots in the middle and cut them into small pieces. After the water is boiled, pour the dried bamboo shoots in and simmer for three to five minutes. Remove and drain into cold water.
Boil water and boil the bamboo shoots.
Cut pork belly into cubes.
After the water boils, let it boil for two to three minutes.
Prepare star anise, rock sugar, ginger, dried garlic and chili pepper.
Then add cooking oil and pour in the white sugar. This step is called frying the sugar. Use a shovel to slowly stir the sugar so that it melts in the oil. After the sugar melts, it will slowly bubble into small bubbles and then into big bubbles. The sugar will turn brown and pour in the pork belly.
At this time, you should pay attention to the fact that it will splash a lot of oil. The fire can be lowered. The sugar coats the meat with a beautiful color. The step of frying the sugar color must not be omitted.
Pour in the dried bamboo shoots, ginger, garlic, dried chili peppers, soy sauce, salt, rock sugar, and a little dark soy sauce to make the color brighter.
Finally, add chicken essence, add a little water and simmer for a while, then put it into the electric pressure cooker and simmer until cooked.