2 hr 20 min
Hands-on time
+ 30 min soaking or marinating first
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Method
- 1 Boil pork belly for 20 minutes, then prick the skin all over with needles and pat dry completely.
- 2 Fry the meat skin-side down in oil until the skin puffs up, then soak in cold water.
- 3 Soaking the skin in cold water immediately after frying is the way to make it shrink into the tiger skin pattern.
- 4 Slice the meat and taro into equal slices 8 mm thick.
- 5 Quickly fry the taro slices until the surface is slightly firm so that the slices don't fall apart when steamed.
- 6 Arrange alternating slices of meat and potato in a bowl, then pour red fermented bean curd sauce over it and steam for 60 minutes.
With an appliance
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Pressure cooker 1 hr
Replace step 6: steam under high pressure for 25 minutes, then release the pressure naturally and invert the bowl onto a plate.