Hong Shao Rou (红烧肉)

Name: Hong Shao Rou (红烧肉)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g center cut pork belly; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 50 g rock sugar; 2 stalks green onions; 1 piece ginger; 1 pinch white pepper; 2 leaves bay leaves; 1 stick cinnamon stick; 2 stars star anise; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 can beer; 1 pinch salt

45m

Serves 2

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Hong Shao Rou (红烧肉)

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45m

Serves 2

Directions

1Cut center cut pork belly into cubes.
2Blanch in water with Shaoxing wine. Make sure never let it touch cold water.
3Break some rock sugar and let it slowly caramelize until amber.
4Add aromatics, white pepper, light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce.
5Add a can of beer.
6Add hot water as needed, then cover and slowly braise until the meat nearly falls apart.
7Adjust the saltiness and boil down the sauce.

Ingredients

500 g center cut pork belly
1 cup water
2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
50 g rock sugar
2 stalks green onions
1 piece ginger
1 pinch white pepper
2 leaves bay leaves
1 stick cinnamon stick
2 stars star anise
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 can beer
1 pinch salt

Equipment

knifewokmortar and pestle

Hong Shao Rou (红烧肉)

Hong Shao Rou (红烧肉)

Directions

Ingredients

Equipment

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