It's great making delicious and popular summer Sichuan pork belly recipe. It's very popular in both China and Taiwan.
Ingredients
5 cups of water
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 teaspoon salt
1 star anise
2 cardamom pods
1 ounce/30 grams spring onion
2 knobs ginger (each about 1-inch)
2 pounds 3 ounces pork belly
1 cucumber (thinly sliced)
Optional: 1 tablespoon roasted crushed peanuts
For the Garlic Sauce:
3 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon black vinegar
1 drizzle white sesame oil (or blended sesame oil)
1 ounce/30 grams garlic (peeled and finely chopped)
Method
1
Gather the ingredients.
2
Place the water, rice wine, salt, star anise, cardamom pods, spring onion, and ginger into a stockpot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
3
Add the pork belly and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 1 hour until the pork is cooked—test by piercing the pork with a chopstick. The chopsticks should go through the meat easily. Set aside to cool. Reserve stock.
4
Place all the ingredients for the garlic sauce in a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of stock from the stockpot and mix well. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.
5
Using a sharp knife, slice the cooled pork into 3mm (1/8-inch) thick slices.
6
Arrange the pork on a serving plate with the cucumbers. Garnish with crushed peanuts if desired. Serve with the garlic sauce.