Glazed Pork Belly

Ingredients (4 pax):

1kg pork belly (include some pork loin / pork knuckle meat) - cut into cubes

5 pips garlic lightly smashed

2-3 spring onions roughly cut into 2" parts

5 tbsp thick soy sauce

6 tbsp light soy sauce

5 tbsp Chinese rice wine

1 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder

5-6 dried chilli break into half

Method:

1. Boil meat in enough water to cover it. Add ginger, garlic and spring onions. Add 1 tbsp salt.

2. Boil for 15 minutes and remove meat only. Discard water with stuff in it.

3. Add 1 tbsp of oil and when hot saute the meat until lightly brown then add sugar to caramelise the pork.

4. Add both soy sauces, rice wine and spice powder and cook for 2 minutes.

5. Add about 400ml water and dried chilli

6. Cover the pan and let it cook on medium fire for 1 hour. (If you are using a pressure cooker, then cook for 30 minutes on meat setting)

7. Check to see if most of the dish has dried up. Otherwise, sear on high until dry.

8. Garnish with chopped spring onion leaves.

Serve with rice, soup and vegetables.