Handful of meat

Handful of meat

Overview

Pork meat is a famous dish of the Han people in Jinan, Shandong Province and belongs to Shandong cuisine. The meat is fat, not greasy, and rich in flavor. Jinan Baozi Pork is made from fat and lean pork belly cut into long strips and stewed in soy sauce until crispy. The meat should be cooked with soy sauce and no salt. Although it is cooked with thick oil and red sauce, it is not salty and is just right with rice. For today’s pork belly, I followed Master Qu Hao’s recipe in Tiantian Diet, which is to marinate and then stew. The cooked pork belly is not greasy, not lean, and is hot and juicy when poured over white rice. It tastes delicious!

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Main ingredients: pork belly, Huadiao wine, sweet noodle sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, stewed meat packets and seasonings, etc.

    Handful of meat step 1

  2. Wash the pork belly and cut into large thick slices (about 1.2-1.5 cm)

    Handful of meat step 2

  3. Put the cut pork belly into a container, add onions, ginger, sweet noodle sauce, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and Huadiao wine

    Handful of meat step 3

  4. Add the seasonings, mix well and marinate for more than 2 hours (I marinate it one night in advance and do it around noon the next day)

    Handful of meat step 4

  5. Tie the chives into knots and put them into the bottom of the casserole together with the ginger slices and Angelica dahurica.

    Handful of meat step 5

  6. Put the marinated pork belly into the casserole one by one with the skin side down, and pour in the marinated pork belly juice.

    Handful of meat step 6

  7. Add the remaining seasonings (star anise, bay leaves, grass fruits, and stewed meat packets) and add a little water just enough to cover the pork belly, just a little bit more than enough, but not too much water.

    Handful of meat step 7

  8. Seal the sides and pores of the casserole with a clean towel, put on the fire and bring to a boil, then turn to low heat and simmer for about 1.5 hours

    Handful of meat step 8

  9. After simmering for about 1.5 hours, you can see that all the fat in the pork belly has been stewed out. The fat meat is soft and glutinous but not greasy, and the lean meat is not sticky. Served with a big bowl of rice, it tastes delicious!

    Handful of meat step 9