Photograph of the finished Chairman Mao red braised pork

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Chairman Mao red braised pork

2 hr Hands-on time
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Pork belly Pork belly 1.8 kg
  • Photograph of Rock sugar Rock sugar 140 g
  • Photograph of Sichuan dried chili peppers Sichuan dried chili peppers 80 g
  • Photograph of Cinnamon and star anise Cinnamon and star anise 32 g
  • Photograph of Shaoxing Wine Shaoxing Wine 160 ml
  • Photograph of Ginger Ginger 140 g
  • Photograph of Soy sauce Soy sauce 80 ml
  • Photograph of Oil Oil 140 ml
  • Photograph of Spring onion Spring onion 120 g
  • Photograph of Cinnamon Cinnamon 4 bars
  • Photograph of Steamed rice Steamed rice 800 g

Method

  1. 1 Blanch the pork belly for 5 minutes, then rinse and cut into 4 cm squares.
  2. 2 Fry the meat in a dry pan for 8 minutes until the fat renders out, then drain off the excess fat.
  3. 3 Caramelize the rock sugar until it turns a golden brown color, then coat the meat with the caramel.
  4. 4 This version uses very little soy sauce and gets its color mainly from caramelized sugar, so the sweetness is more prominent than the saltiness.
  5. 5 Pour in Shaoxing wine and just enough hot water to cover the ingredients, then add dried chili peppers, cinnamon, star anise, and ginger.
  6. 6 Simmer over the lowest heat for 90 minutes, then reduce until the sauce thickens and becomes glossy, and sprinkle with chopped scallions.

With an appliance

  • Pressure cooker 1 hr 20 min

    Replace step 6: high pressure cooking for 32 minutes, then release pressure naturally and boil for 12 minutes.

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