Hakka Pork Belly (酶菜扣肉)

A traditional Hakka style dish...

Hakka pork belly

Ingredients

• 250g pork belly
• 1 stalk spring onion
• salted preserved vegetables
• 1 tbsp cornflour

Marinade

• 1.5 tbsp dark soy
• 2.5 tbsp light soy
• 1 tbsp rice wine
• 1/2 tbsp black bean paste
• 5 cloves garlic, diced
• 2 slices ginger

Sauce

• 1 tsp light soy
• 2tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp rice wine

Method

• Boil pork belly, drain, cool and slice.
• Mix marinade ingredients together, add sliced pork and soak.
• Soak the preserved vegetables in water, drain and slice.
• Heat oil in claypot, add spring onions.
• Add preserved vegetables and sauce.
• When vegetables have softened, add pork.
• Dissolve cornflour in some water, add to pot.
• Cook until pork is soft and tender.