Slow-Cooked Red Braised Pork Belly
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Slow-Cooked Red Braised Pork Belly

1. Pork belly, cut into bite-size pieces - 1 ½ pounds
2. Vegetable oil - ¼ cup
3. Brown sugar - 3 tablespoons
4. Dark soy sauce - ¼ cup
5. Shaoxing rice wine - ¼ cup
6. Light soy sauce - ¼ cup
7. Scallions, halved - 4
8. Fresh ginger - 4 slices
9. Star anise pods - 4
10. Water to cover - 4
11. Vegetarian chicken substitute, diced (Optional) - ½ (8 ounce) package
12. Hard-boiled eggs, peeled (Optional) - 6

How to cook deliciously - Slow-Cooked Red Braised Pork Belly

1. Stage

Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add pork belly; cook until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Drain.

2. Stage

Heat vegetable oil and brown sugar in a wok or large skillet over medium heat until sugar is melted. Add pork; cook until browned on all sides, about 2 minutes. Add dark soy sauce; cook and stir until flavors combine, about 5 minutes.

3. Stage

Transfer pork mixture to a slow cooker. Add rice wine, light soy sauce, scallions, ginger, and star anise. Pour in enough water to just cover the pork.

4. Stage

Cook on Low until pork is tender, about 6 hours. Add diced chicken substitute, hard-boiled eggs, and more water to cover.

5. Stage

Cook on Low until eggs absorb cooking liquid, rotating halfway through, about 1 hour more.