Chinese Pork, Three Ways

Three epic pork dishes! Chinese Pork Belly – Slow-roasted and paired with a rich black bean sauce. Chilli Pork Ribs – Tender, brushed with a spicy glaze and served with egg-fried rice. Sweet & Sour Pork – Juicy pork in a sticky sauce, topped with fresh herbs!

Ingredients

Chinese Pork Belly - serves 2

1kg pork belly
Salt and pepper
Drizzle of honey

For the sauce

5 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
2 tbsp honey
2 chillis, sliced
150g fermented black beans
200ml dark soy sauce
150ml rice wine vinegar
500g muscovado sugar
20ml sesame oil
1 tsp five spice powder

Chilli pork ribs and egg fried rice - serves 4

2 pork ribs

For the Sauce:

75ml dark soy sauce
150g sugar
75ml Shaoxing wine
2 red chillies diced
1 tsp Szechuan peppercorns, crushed
1 tsp chilli flakes
2 pieces lemongrass, sliced thinly
1 knob ginger, peeled and chopped finely
1 orange, juice and zest

For the Rice:

15ml vegetable oil
200g cooked basmati rice, chilled
3 eggs
25ml sesame oil
25ml soy sauce
2 spring onions, sliced
2 tbsp coriander, chopped

Sweet and sour pork - serves 4

700g pork fillets, sliced

For the sauce:

2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
100ml tomato ketchup
100ml chicken stock
1 tbsp sherry
1 red chilli, sliced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and grated
3cm ginger, peeled and grated

To serve:

4 spring onions, sliced
1 small bunch coriander

Method

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Chinese Pork Belly

Heat the oven to 180°C
Put the pork belly onto a large roasting tin, sprinkle over peppercorns and slow roast for a minimum of 3 hours.
After 3 hours, drizzle in honey then pop back in the oven for 2 minutes. Rest.
Meanwhile put all the ingredients into the pan for the sauce bring to the boil.
Carefully pour into a food processor and blitz until smooth. Pop in a bowl and chill.
To serve, slice the pork cover in sauce.

Chilli pork ribs and egg fried rice

Gently cook the pork ribs in water for 90 minutes and the set aside to cool.
Pre heat the oven to 180°C
For the sauce, heat all the ingredients in a saucepan until the sugar has dissolved and the sauce is syrupy. Brush the sauce over the ribs then roast in the oven for 5 minutes.
To make the rice, beat together the eggs, soy sauce and sesame oil.
Heat the veg oil in a nonstick wok or frying pan. Fry the rice until warm and then stir through the egg mixture. Cook until crispy and stir through the onions and coriander.

Sweet and sour pork

Heat a large non stick pan until hot, add the pork with a drizzle of oil and cook on both sides for 2 minutes.
Add the sauce ingredients, bring to the boil then simmer for 4 to 5 minutes.
Place the pork onto a platter, spoon the sauce on top and finish with spring onions and coriander.