
Twice Cooked Pork
回锅肉
Pork belly first boiled whole, then sliced and stir-fried with doubanjiang, leeks, and fermented black beans until the edges curl and caramelise — a Sichuan household staple.
- Total
- 50 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Medium
Prep 10 min · Cook 40 min
Ingredients
Method
Place pork belly in a pot of cold water with ginger and Shaoxing wine. Bring to a boil and simmer 25 minutes until just cooked. Remove and cool.
About 30 min
Slice cooled pork belly into 3 mm thin slices. Cut leek and pepper into 4 cm pieces.
About 5 min
Heat a little oil in a wok over medium heat. Stir-fry pork slices until edges curl and fat renders and caramelises, about 4 minutes.
About 5 min
Push pork to the side. Add doubanjiang and black beans and fry 1 minute until fragrant and oil turns red.
About 2 min
Add leek, pepper, soy sauce, and sugar. Toss everything together over high heat 2 minutes. Serve hot with steamed rice.
About 3 min
Nutrition per serving (estimate)
- Calories
- 480
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 10 g
- Fat
- 38 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 820 mg
Contains: soy
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