Braised pork belly with red dates

Braised pork belly with red dates

Overview

Red dates are [Natural Vitamin Pills] This recipe of roasted pork belly using red dates does not have a long history. It is the most popular because it nourishes yin and nourishes blood and is easy to digest and absorb. As long as pork belly is mentioned, people will immediately think of Dongpo Pork [The best pork in Huangzhou is as expensive as dung, the rich will not eat it, and the poor will not know how to cook it] Su Dongpo's poem "Eating Pork"; it is not difficult to see how much Su Dongpo loved pork belly. It is precisely because of his passion for the braised pork he cooked and his active and unremitting promotion of Dongpo Pork that pork belly was able to move from the unknown cooking pot of the lower class people to the dining table of the literati, officially bringing the braised pork onto the stage of history.

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  1. Clean the pork belly and cut into 2cm square pieces. [Main Ingredients] 500 grams of pork belly, 5-10 dried red dates [Seasoning] 3 tablespoons of oil, 10 grams of ginger, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 rock sugar, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 5 grams of dry red pepper, and 6 star anise.

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  2. Wash and rinse 5-10 dried red dates and set aside. Put water in the pot and boil the water to remove the blood from the pork belly.

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  3. Remove the pork belly and drain the water. Add 3 tablespoons of oil to the pot.

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  4. Place the pork belly in a pan and fry it. The purpose of frying is to fry out the fat in the pork belly. Only then will the texture become more sticky and not greasy.

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  5. After the cut pieces of meat are put into the pot, continue to fry slowly over medium-low heat, turning the pork belly at any time, until the color of the fat part becomes translucent.

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  6. If you can't wait; you can also sauté dried red peppers over high heat first. The pork belly will shrink quickly when exposed to high temperatures, and it will still have a tough texture after stewing. Take out the fried pork belly, drain the oil and set aside.

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  7. Add a spoonful of dark soy sauce, put the meat pieces into the pot and stir-fry quickly until the meat is colored, and stir-fry until all the meat pieces have evenly turned reddish brown.

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  8. Add a spoonful of cooking wine, stir well and stir-fry until fragrant. [Toss the pork belly and stir-fry until it turns reddish brown. To get this attractive color, you need to stir-fry sugar or add dark soy sauce] Don’t waste the broth. No matter what ingredients are added, the pork belly soup cannot be wasted. Only the tacit supporting role of the full soup will make the braised pork colorful.

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  9. Put a spoonful of light soy sauce into the pot, add a little water, and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes until the color is even.

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  10. Put the rock sugar into the pot, be sure to stir slowly over medium-low heat until the rock sugar completely melts and turns into a red sauce. Note that the heat will cause the rock sugar to taste bitter if it is burnt. Stir fry quickly until the sugar color is evenly coated on the pork belly. [White sugar can also be used]

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  11. Add a spoonful of salt to the blanched sugar-colored pork belly.

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  12. Put the washed red dates into the pork belly, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for about an hour. After half an hour, taste the taste. Adjust the sweet and salty taste according to your own taste. Continue to simmer for another 20 minutes until the soup is thick and serve.

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  13. Red dates braised pork belly until the juice is reduced and turn off the heat; sprinkle in appropriate amount of pepper.

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  14. Cooking traditional pork belly dishes does not require advanced techniques and skills. As long as you are willing to put in the time and patience, the dishes you put your heart into will be worth savoring. This roasted pork belly with red dates is fat but not greasy, with jujube flavor in your mouth. It has a strong aroma of wine, tender meat, spicy and refreshing, moderate salty and sweet, and bright brown color. It is very fragrant and delicious; it is easy to be digested and absorbed by the human body. How is it? If you don’t want to give it a try, feel free to ask any questions! Just leave it in the comments, I will answer it when I see it~~~

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