Pork with Dried Vegetables and Plum

Name: Pork with Dried Vegetables and Plum
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 200g Dried plum; 1000g Pork belly; 5g star anise; 5g ginger; 50ml beer; 50ml Soy sauce; 10g crystal sugar; 50ml Cooking Wine

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Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

30m

Serving

2

Fried pork with dried plums and vegetables is a famous traditional dish of Han nationality in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, belonging to Zhejiang cuisine. The main ingredients are dried plums and pork belly, and the main cooking technique is stew. Dried vegetables absorb the fat to remove the astringency and moisturizing. The pork is fat and not greasy after the dried vegetables, and the aroma of the dried vegetables is interactive.

Ingredients

200g Dried Plum
1000g Pork Belly
5g Star Anise
5g Ginger
50ml Beer
50ml Soy Sauce
10g Crystal Sugar
50ml Cooking Wine

Pork with Dried Vegetables and Plum

1. Soak the dried plums in water and let stand for about an hour

Pork with Dried Vegetables and Plum recipe

2. Put the pork belly in the pot, put the water over the meat, boil the bleeding water, and serve

3. Wash the meat in cold water to remove blood foam, cut into pieces (not too big, about the size of a thumb)

4. Heat the pan, pour the oil, stir fry the meat and ginger together, fry out the water, pour a proper amount of cooking wine to remove the smell, add the dark soy sauce to color, the light soy extract is fresh, add the star anise, and simmer for 4-5 minutes

5. Pour the beer and turn on a small fire

6. Wash the soaked dried plums (like washing clothes), chop them, and squeeze the water dry by hand

7. Spread the dried plums evenly on the meat, add rock sugar, flatten, and simmer for 40 minutes

8. Turn the spatula over to prevent it from sticking to the bottom, season it, and simmer for another 10 minutes, you're done

Tips:
Before cutting the meat, wipe the water off the meat and buy some dried plums, (blacker)
The meat can be bought slightly fat, and the flavor is richer. Don't put too much rock candy, it will be too sweet, a large piece is enough.
Adjust the seasoning after harvesting the sauce