Chestnut Braised Pork | Chinese Li Zi Shao Rou

板栗烧肉

Chestnut Braised Pork | Chinese Li Zi Shao Rou — Home-styleNational home cooking.

Ingredients

• pork belly
• chestnuts
• light soy sauce
• dark soy sauce
• rock sugar
• fresh ginger
• star anise

Instructions

1. Cut pork belly into 3-cm cubes. Blanch 3 minutes. Drain. (Pork firm and pale.)
2. Score chestnuts and blanch 2 minutes. Peel while warm. (Shells crack along score lines.)
3. Heat wok with oil. Add rock sugar, melt to amber. Add pork, toss to coat. (Pork coated in amber glaze.)
4. Add chestnuts, soy sauces, ginger, star anise. Pour hot water to cover. Bring to boil, then simmer 40 minutes. (Sauce reduced and glossy.)
5. Increase heat to reduce sauce. Serve when sauce coats pieces. (Sauce glossy and thick.)