Melt-In-Your-Mouth Braised Pork Belly (Dong Po Rou)

Name: Melt-In-Your-Mouth Braised Pork Belly (Dong Po Rou)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 hr 40 min
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 lb. Pork Belly; 1 oz. Ginger; 7 oz. Green Onion; 1 piece Bamboo net; 5 cup Cooking Wine; 1 cup Soy Sauce; 0.25 cup Rock Sugar

Transport yourself to Asia with this delicious braised pork belly recipe. The secret to juicy, succulent braised pork belly (Dong Po Rou) is all in the preparation. Poaching the pork belly in cooking wine before slicing it and braising it with savory aromatics like ginger, soy sauce, and scallions results in tender, melt-in-your-mouth goodness. This extra step may seem tedious but is well worth the time. Will it be better than your favorite dim sum restaurant order? You’ll just have to try it to find out.

Chef John Zhang

RATING LIKE SAVE PRINT

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Braised Pork Belly (Dong Po Rou)

5 stars rating if you like it!

Done

Recipe

PRE TIME: 20 min

COOKING TIME: 3 hr 40 min

TOTAL TIME: 4 hr

6 SERVING

Ingredients:

2 lb. Pork Belly
1 oz. Ginger
7 oz. Green Onion
1 piece Bamboo net
5 cup Cooking Wine
1 cup Soy Sauce
0.25 cup Rock Sugar

Directions:

Step 1

Place pork belly, skin side down in heated wok, and singe off the hair by pushing the meat around.

Step 2

Immerse the pork belly in water and bring to a boil. Remove meat and drain water. This process cooks out any blood that may remain. Cut pork into smaller, equally sized pieces.

Step 3