Braised Peanut Pork Belly

Name: Braised Peanut Pork Belly
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 lbs pork belly, cubed; ½ cup soy sauce; 3 tbsp dark soy sauce; 4 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 3 tbsp sugar; 1 cup water; 3 cloves garlic; 1 inch ginger; 1 cup salted peanuts; star anise and cinnamon stick; steamed rice to serve

Red-braised Shanghainese-style pork belly, simmered with peanuts and sweet soy sauce until meltingly tender.

Total time

110 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

100 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Chinese

comfort

Ingredients

2 lbspork belly, cubed

½ cupsoy sauce

3 tbspdark soy sauce

4 tbspShaoxing wine

3 tbspsugar

1 cupwater

3 clovesgarlic

1 inchginger

1 cupsalted peanuts

star anise and cinnamon stick

steamed riceto serve

Instructions

Blanch pork belly 3 min; drain.

Brown in dry pan with sugar until caramelised.

Add soy sauces, wine, garlic, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, and water.

Add peanuts; braise covered 1.5 hours. Serve over rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

145

Protein

Fat

5.7g

Carbs

14.1g

Fiber

0.6g

Sodium

3808mg

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