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Pork Belly Slices with Mashed Garlic Sauce
Recipe by Ethan Wong
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Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
35
minutes
mins
Course
Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine
Chinese
Difficulty
Easy
Servings
3
people
Ingredients
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400
g
Pork Belly
(with skin)
▢
1
pcs
Bay Leaf
▢
1
pcs
Star Anise
▢
8
tbsp
Sugar
▢
1
tbsp
Sesame Oil
(optional)
▢
4
cloves
Garlic
▢
4
tbsp
Blanched Pork Water
▢
1
pcs
Japanese Cucumber
▢
100
g
Chili
(adjust depending on your preferences)
Instructions
Preparation
Simply crush garlic and finely chop.
If you are adding chili, remove the seed and finely shop or blend.
Use a mandolin and thinly slice the Japanese cucumber.
Blanching Pork Belly
To blanch pork belly, bring about 2 liters of water to boil or enough water to cover the pork belly.
Add pork belly into the water as well as add bay lea, star anise, and 1 tbsp of sugar.
Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to simmer.
Simmer for approximately
40 minutes
.
Once done remove from heat and soak in a cold bath (tap water will do).
Prepare Sichuan Mashed Garlic Sauce
Add chopped garlic, chili oil, black vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil (optional) and chopped chili (optional) into a mixing bowl.
Add blanched pork’s water in and mix everything until the sugar dissolves.
Cutting and Plating (Method 1)
Cut pork belly into large thin slices.
Neatly roll slices of pork into pork rolls.
Roll another layer of cucumber on the exterior of the pork roll.
Gently place the rolled pork belly on a plate.
Add Sichuan Mashed Garlic Sauce onto the rolled pork belly and serve.
Cutting and Plating (Method 2)
Cut pork belly into thin rectangular slices.
Grab a handful of cucumber ribbons and place them on a plate.
Gently place pork belly slices onto the cucumber ribbons.
Add Sichuan Mashed Garlic Sauce onto the rolled pork belly and serve.
Nutrition
Calories :
877
kcal
Carbohydrates :
37
g
Protein :
13
g
Fat :
76
g
Saturated Fat :
26
g
Cholesterol :
96
mg
Sodium :
47
mg
Potassium :
370
mg
Fiber :
1
g
Sugar :
34
g
Vitamin A :
338
IU
Vitamin C :
50
mg
Calcium :
19
mg
Iron :
1
mg
Allergy :
Meat
*These Nutritional Values have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration