Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 6 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- ½ tsp five-spice powder
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 500g skinless, boneless pork belly
- 750ml vegetable oil
- 3 garlic cloves, cut in half
- 2 pieces (approx. 40g) fermented red bean curd, mashed
- 2 cups fresh chicken stock
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp crushed yellow rock sugar
- 1 bunch Chinese broccoli
- steamed rice, to serve
Instruction
- <p><b>1. </b>Soak shiitake mushrooms for a few hours in warm water until tender. Remove stems if tough.</p> <p><b>2.</b> In a bowl, stir together the beaten egg, dark soy sauce, fivespice powder and cornflour.</p> <p><b>3.</b> Pat pork dry with kitchen paper, dice into 2cm pieces and add to bowl. Mix well to combine and leave to marinate for an hour.</p> <p><b>4.</b> Set aside 30ml oil for braising. Pour remaining oil for deep-frying into a wok and heat until smoking. Stir marinated pork, then add about a quarter of the pork pieces and fry until golden brown (1-2 minutes). Remove, drain well and transfer to a heavy saucepan. When the oil returns to smoking heat, add the next batch of pork, repeating until the process is done.</p> <p><b>5</b>. Pour the hot oil carefully into a heatproof container for reuse, then wipe the wok clean with paper towel and return to the cooktop. Heat the remaining 30ml oil over a high heat, then add the garlic and bean curd. Stir for about 10 seconds before adding ¼ cup of the chicken stock, and cook for 1 minute. Add remaining stock and bring to the boil.</p> <p><b>6.</b> Pour stock mixture over the pork in the saucepan and add the light soy sauce, sugar and shiitake mushrooms. Bring the saucepan to the boil. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 45-60 minutes, or until pork is tender. 7. Blanch the broccoli in salted boiling water for 1 minute, then drain, refresh in cold water and drain again.</p> <p><b>8.</b> Serve pork belly with broccoli and steamed rice.</p> <p>If you like this recipe, try Neil Perry's <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/stirfried-scallops-with-zucchini-recipe-20171002-gyt48o" target="_blank">Stir-fried scallops with zucchini</a> </p>
