Salted Pork

Salted Pork

Overview

The salted pork I ate when I was a child was given to me by relatives in the countryside in winter. My mother would slice it up and steam it. It was delicious, salty and fragrant, and left an endless aftertaste.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Wash the pork belly and pat dry with paper napkins.

    Salted Pork step 1
  2. Cut the pork belly into two pieces, heat the wok, and sear the skin part of the pork belly.

    Salted Pork step 2
  3. Set the fried pork belly aside.

    Salted Pork step 3
  4. Add salt and star anise to the wok over low heat, stir-fry until slightly brown, then stir in the five-spice powder.

    Salted Pork step 4
  5. Stick the salt mixed with five-spice powder around the pork belly.

    Salted Pork step 5
  6. After gluing evenly, put it in a plastic bag and tie it tightly, then put it in the refrigerator to marinate for about 3 days.

    Salted Pork step 6
  7. I marinated it for five days. Since I didn’t have time to do it at work, I marinated it for two more days

    Salted Pork step 7
  8. Wrap the marinated pork belly in tin foil

    Salted Pork step 8
  9. Tie the foil paper tightly at both ends.

    Salted Pork step 9
  10. Bake in the middle rack of the oven at 200 degrees for 30 minutes. The aroma wafts out when roasted.

    Salted Pork step 10
  11. The roasted salted pork is ready to be sliced and served. Add some colored peppers to garnish.

    Salted Pork step 11
  12. The roasted salted pork is ready to be sliced and served. Add some colored peppers to garnish.

    Salted Pork step 12
  13. Slice the roasted pork belly and serve on a plate, add some bell peppers to garnish.

    Salted Pork step 13