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Braised Pork and Mushroom
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Braised Pork and Mushroom

Braised Pork and Mushroom Recipe is inspired by Chinese cuisine. It is sweet and savory and goes really well with rice.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese, Filipino

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams Pork Belly
  • 3 Tablespoons Oil
  • 8 cloves Garlic, chopped
  • 1 bulb Onion, chopped
  • 2 pieces Star Anise
  • 1 piece Bay Leaf
  • 3 Tablespoons Light Soy Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
  • 1 cup Canned Shiitake Mushrooms, halved
  • 2 - 3 cups Water
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

Method
 

  1. Throughly clean the pork belly. Cut it into 1 inch thick by 3 inches long.
  2. In a pan, add oil and heat until smoking hot. Pan sear the pork belly and set a side.
  3. Using the same pan, sauté garlic, onion, star anise and bay leaf.
  4. Add in the pork belly and add light soy sauce, sesame oil, shiitake mushrooms, 2 cups water, ground black pepper and brown sugar. Boil and simmer until pork is tender. Add more water if needed.
  5. Season with salt if needed or simply reduce the sauce until desired taste is achieved.