Huiji Braised Pork

Ingredients:

• Pork Belly – 700g (cut into 2 big pieces)
• Dark Soya Sauce – 2 tbsp
• Oyster Sauce – 1 tbsp
• Sesame Oil – ½ tbsp
• Ground Pepper – ¼ tbsp
• Hua Tiao Wine – 1 tbsp
• Salt – ½ tsp
• Garlic – 8 cloves (washed, skinned, smashed)
• Star Anise – 1 pc
• Cinnamon Stick – 1 stalk
• Galangal (Blue Ginger) – 15g (Washed, smashed)
• Water – 650g
• Rock Sugar – ½ piece
• Huiji Health Tonic – 1 – 2 cups (Huiji measuring cup)

Methods:

1. Wash pork belly well, poke some holes on it with a fork, drain well from water, mixed well with dark soy sauce,oyster sauce, sesame oil, ground pepper, hua tiao wine and salt, marinate for 1 hour
2. Heat up 2 tbsp oil, saute garlic, star anise, cinnamon and galangal till aromatic, then pan fry pork belly till fragrant
3. Add water, rock sugar and bring to a boil, cover, lower to small flame, simmer till pork turns soft and tender
4. Mixed well with 1 – 2 cups of Huiji Health Tonic, serve