Braised Pork Belly (Kong Bah Bao) by Vanessa Tay

Braised Pork Belly

Ingredient

500g Pork Belly

4 Ginger - thick slice 

6 Cloves Garlic - whole without skin

5 shallot - thick slice

Seasoning 

2 tbsp Premium Light Soya Sauce

2 tbsp Dark Soya Sauce with Caramel

3 tbsp Oyster Sauce

2 tbsp Sugar

* I used Brown Sugar

A Dash of Pepper

3 tbsp Cooking Rice Wine

500ml Hot Water 

Method

Parboil meat till cook and rinse with water. 

Cut pork belly into slices, place pork belly into stew pot with ginger, garlic and shallot. Turn on low flame, add in seasoning as mentioned above. 

➰ Add in each condiment at a time .. Give quick stir whenever each condiment added in. Once done, let it boil for 5mins.

🔗 I used this method to bring out the flavor before adding water. 

Add in 500ml hot water. Bring to a light boil and let it simmer for 1 1/2 hours.