Braised pork belly with star anise and pak choi

Name: Braised pork belly with star anise and pak choi
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 700g pork belly, skinless, cut into 3 cm cubes; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp fresh root ginger, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, bashed; 3 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 tbsp tamari (gluten free); 600ml water; 4 spring onions, cut into 4 cm lengths; 4 pak choi, halved

Soft, glossy pork belly braised with ginger and star anise, served with fresh pak choi.

Time2 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.13 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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700 gpork bellyskinless, cut into 3 cm cubes
1 tbspsesame oil
1 tbspfresh root gingersliced
3garlic clovesbashed
3star anise
1cinnamon stick
3 tbsptamari (gluten free)
600 mlwater
4spring onionscut into 4 cm lengths
4pak choihalved

Method

1
Put the pork in a pan of cold water, bring to the boil and boil for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse.
5 min
2
Heat the sesame oil in a clean heavy pan and brown the pork for 8 minutes.
8 min
3
Add the ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon and half the spring onion. Pour over the tamari and water.
4
Bring to a simmer, cover and cook gently for 1 hour 30 minutes, until the pork is soft.
90 min
5
Remove the lid and boil for 10 minutes until the sauce is glossy and reduced by half.
10 min
6
Steam the pak choi for 3 minutes. Serve with the pork, sauce and the rest of the spring onion.
3 min

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