Delicious Stewed Pork Belly in Dark Soya Sauce

This recipe is VERY EASY and DELICIOUS. You have no reasons why you should not try it (unless you do not eat pork), even if you are a beginner. The ingredients are simple and can be obtained almost everywhere. In fact, I used to cook this dish during my university days in England and it was really nice to have it with steaming hot rice on a cold winter’s night!
This is my recipe for Stewed Pork Belly in Dark Soya Sauce.

Ingredients

• 300 grammes pork belly (whole)
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 whole bulbs garlic (separate into individual cloves)
• Approximately 15 – 20 white peppercorns
• Warm water
• 1 piece star-anise (optional)

Seasoning

• 3 to 4 tablespoons dark soya sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Method
Add sugar into a wok / saucepan which has been heated up. Let the sugar caramelise (turn liquid and brown).
Once sugar fully caramelised, add pork belly and let it “sear” for 1 minute on each side. Add water to cover the pork belly by 1 to 2 cm. Add the rest of the ingredients and seasoning. Once water begins to boil, reduce to medium low heat, cover lid and let it simmer for 30 minutes to an hour.
To serve, separate gravy from the rest of the ingredients. Slice the pork belly to desired thinness.