Chinese Five Spice Braised Pork Belly

Chinese Five Spice Braised Pork Belly

PREP TIME

10 minutes

COOK TIME

90 minutes

YIELDS

4

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pkt (11 g) Chinese Five Spice 22g
  • skinless pork belly*
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 cup chicken stock 

Memories

ORIGINS

The traditional dish was created during the Three Kingdoms Period from 200-280 AD as a warming meal cooked in a spiced stock over hot coals for the cold winter months. Lo-ved for many generations to follow, including the Emperors of the Qing Dynasty, this special Chinese dish is still a staple worldwide today. 

Directions

STEP 1

Brown pork belly, 5 min each side. sauté onion, 5 min. Add spice, sauté 1 min.

STEP 2

Add oyster and soy sauce, vinegar, honey, stock and bring to a boil, simmer 60 min.

STEP3

Remove pork and continue simmer sauce to reduce to a thick sauce.

HOW TO SERVE

Serve with steamed rice and stir fry asian greens*. 

SIDES &CONDIMENTS

Asian stir fry greens*:

  • 100 g broccolini,
  • 2 bok choy,
  • 1 fresh chilli,
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds,
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil,
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce,
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup.

Saute greens with chilli, sesame oil, soy sauce and maple syrup and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

SWAPS & ALTERNATIVES veggie combos: any combination of asian vegetables can be used reduce meat: 250 g pork + 250 g mushrooms. alternative: replace skinless pork belly* with pork chops or pork shoulder cubed