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Pork Belly And Rice Stuffed Pumpkin

Name: Pork Belly And Rice Stuffed Pumpkin
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 hr
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 lb. Kabocha; lb. Pork Belly; 1/2 cup Green Onion, Chopped; 1 tbsp. Sichuan Peppercorn Powder; 1 tsp. Cooking Oil; For the pork; 1 tbsp. Sichuan Peppercorn; 2 tbsp. Fermented Bean Curd; 2 tbsp. Light Soy Sauce; 1 tsp. Five Spice Powder; 1/2 tbsp. Sweet Bean Sauce; 1 tbsp. Ginger, Minced; 2 tbsp. Fermented Sweet Rice; 1 tbsp. Brown Sugar; 3 oz. Long Grain Rice; 2 tbsp. Cooking Oil

Steamed pork that is placed inside a pumpkin for a great flavor profile. This stuffed recipe is widely popular in the Sichuan province in China. An elegant way to serve a pork dish.

Chef Chen Yichun

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Recipe

PRE TIME: 20 min

COOKING TIME: 1 hr

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 20 min

4 SERVING

Ingredients:

1 lb. Kabocha
lb. Pork Belly
1/2 cup Green Onion, Chopped
1 tbsp. Sichuan Peppercorn Powder
1 tsp. Cooking Oil
For the pork
1 tbsp. Sichuan Peppercorn
2 tbsp. Fermented Bean Curd
2 tbsp. Light Soy Sauce
1 tsp. Five Spice Powder
1/2 tbsp. Sweet Bean Sauce
1 tbsp. Ginger, Minced
2 tbsp. Fermented Sweet Rice
1 tbsp. Brown Sugar
3 oz. Long Grain Rice
2 tbsp. Cooking Oil

Directions:

Place Sichuan peppercorns and 85g rice in a skillet over medium heat. Stir fry until golden brown.

Remove from the skillet and transfer to a mortar & pestle. Pound until the rice is slightly powdered in form and set aside.

Combine green onions, Sichuan peppercorn powder, and 1 tsp vegetable oil. Chopped to form into a green paste.

Place the green onion paste into the thinly sliced pork.

Add fermented bean curd, soy sauce, five-spice powder, sweet bean sauce, minced ginger, fermented sweet rice, brown sugar, rice mixture, and 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Mix well until the pork slices are coated well with spices.

Place the pork mixture into the kabocha and top with the lid.

Steam for 10 minutes. Remove the top lid and continue steaming for 30 minutes.

Serve immediately.