Braised pork with pickled vegetables

Braised pork with pickled vegetables

Overview

Braised pork with dried plums is a Han Hakka specialty dish in Huizhou, Guangdong. Fragrant but not greasy, the aroma of gravy and prunes blends just right.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Soak the prunes in advance, wash and set aside

    Braised pork with pickled vegetables step 1

  2. Add water to the pot, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, ginger slices, cinnamon and star anise, put the pork belly down and cook for about fifteen minutes.

    Braised pork with pickled vegetables step 2

  3. Poke more holes in the skin of the cooked pork belly with a toothpick

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  4. Put the light soy sauce and salt on a plate and mix well

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  5. Put the pork belly that has been poked into the skin into the soy sauce, so that the whole piece of meat is coated with the sauce, and marinate for about 20 minutes

    Braised pork with pickled vegetables step 5

  6. Add a little oil to the pot and fry the marinated pork belly over low heat until browned. The skin can be fried for a longer time.

    Braised pork with pickled vegetables step 6

  7. Cut the fried pork belly into thin slices and place in a bowl.

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  8. Sauté the ginger slices in the oil used to fry the meat

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  9. Put down the prunes and stir-fry

    Braised pork with pickled vegetables step 9

  10. Add the marinated pork belly sauce, add a little salt and rock sugar, stir-fry for a while, then add a little water and simmer for a while

    Braised pork with pickled vegetables step 10

  11. Spread the fried prunes on top of the meat slices.

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  12. Put it into a pressure cooker and steam for about 40 minutes

    Braised pork with pickled vegetables step 12

  13. When steaming, gravy will come out. Pour the gravy into a small bowl for later use. (I couldn’t fit the top few pieces of meat, so I spread them on top of the pickled vegetables)

    Braised pork with pickled vegetables step 13

  14. Turn the meat upside down on a plate

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  15. Pour the steamed gravy into a pot, heat over low heat and adjust a little water starch to thicken

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  16. Just pour the gravy on the meat.

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