Soviet-style cherry meat

Soviet-style cherry meat

Overview

Braised pork has a long history in China, and the cooking methods vary greatly from place to place. Su-style cherry meat is also a type of braised pork. It is named after it is as small as a cherry, bright red in color, and melts in your mouth

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Main ingredients: pork belly

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 1
  2. Seasonings: rice wine, cinnamon, red yeast rice, star anise, bay leaves, rock sugar, onion and ginger

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 2
  3. Put the red yeast rice into the seasoning bag and set aside

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 3
  4. Put the pork belly into cold water and bring to a boil over high heat, then skim off the foam and cook until the pork belly is cooked

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 4
  5. Cook until cooked, take out and wipe dry

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 5
  6. Place the pork belly skin side up on the chopping board and cut with a knife every 1.5cm. Then make another cut perpendicularly to the cut mark every 1.5 cm. The depth of the cut should penetrate into the first layer of lean meat

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 6
  7. In the casserole, add onions, ginger, red yeast rice buns, star anise rock sugar, bay leaves, cinnamon and other seasonings

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 7
  8. Put the cut pork belly skin up into the pot, add the meat broth and Huadiao wine

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 8
  9. Add a teaspoon of dark soy sauce

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 9
  10. Add salt

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 10
  11. Cover and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 11
  12. Simmer over low heat for about 1.5 hours until the meat is crispy and tender. Remove the bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon and other seasonings and do not use them

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 12
  13. Turn to medium heat and thicken the soup slightly

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 13
  14. Take it out and put it on a plate, blanch a few small rapeseeds and garnish around the edge

    Soviet-style cherry meat step 14