China

Hong Shao Rou

Name: Hong Shao Rou
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 700 g Pork belly, cubed; 40 g Rock sugar; 2 tbsp each Soy sauce (light & dark); 3 tbsp Shaoxing wine; some of each Ginger & spring onion; 1 each Star anise & cinnamon; as needed Water

Red-braised pork belly

Hong shao rou – “red-braised meat” – is a classic of Chinese home cooking, especially in Hunan and Shanghai. It was a favourite dish of Mao Zedong.

Cubes of pork belly braise in caramelised sugar and soy sauce until glossy, sweet and meltingly tender.

Servings4

Time90 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Pork belly, cubed700 g
Rock sugar40 g
Soy sauce (light & dark)2 tbsp each
Shaoxing wine3 tbsp
Ginger & spring onionsome of each
Star anise & cinnamon1 each
Wateras needed

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Blanch the pork belly and drain.
Melt the rock sugar in oil into a light-brown caramel.
Toss the meat in it until coated.
Deglaze with wine, soy sauces and spices, add water.
Braise covered for 60 minutes, then reduce uncovered.

Make it original

Rock sugar and Shaoxing wine give hong shao rou its shine – in the Asia Boutique.

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