Name: Chinese Braised Pork Belly with Chestnuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 127 min
Total time: 142 min
Ingredients: 2 lbs pork belly; 1.5 cups roasted chestnuts; 0.75 cups soy sauce; 0.5 cups rice wine; 3 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp rock sugar; 1.5 cups chicken stock; 3 whole star anise; 1 whole cinnamon stick; 2 whole bay leaves; 5 pieces ginger slices; 3 whole scallions; 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Chinese Braised Pork Belly with Chestnuts

DinnerComfort FoodHigh-Protein

Ingredients (13)

Ingredient	Qty	Cal	P	C	F
pork belly	2 lbs	783	14g	0g	80g
roasted chestnuts	1.5 cups	70	1g	16g	0g
soy sauce	0.75 cups	17	3g	2g	0g
rice wine	0.5 cups	27	0g	1g	0g
honey	3 tbsp	32	0g	9g	0g
rock sugar	2 tbsp	5	1g	0g	0g
chicken stock	1.5 cups	22	2g	2g	1g
star anise	3 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
cinnamon stick	1 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
bay leaves	2 whole	0	0g	0g	0g
ginger slices	5 pieces	1	0g	0g	0g
scallions	3 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
vegetable oil	1 tbsp	20	0g	0g	2g

Ingredients (13)

Ingredient	Qty	Cal	P	C	F
pork belly	2 lbs	783	14g	0g	80g
roasted chestnuts	1.5 cups	70	1g	16g	0g
soy sauce	0.75 cups	17	3g	2g	0g
rice wine	0.5 cups	27	0g	1g	0g
honey	3 tbsp	32	0g	9g	0g
rock sugar	2 tbsp	5	1g	0g	0g
chicken stock	1.5 cups	22	2g	2g	1g
star anise	3 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
cinnamon stick	1 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
bay leaves	2 whole	0	0g	0g	0g
ginger slices	5 pieces	1	0g	0g	0g
scallions	3 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
vegetable oil	1 tbsp	20	0g	0g	2g

Directions

Step 1
Cut pork belly into 2-inch cubes, blanch in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain and pat dry
Step 2
Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown pork cubes on all sides until golden
Step 3
Remove pork, add ginger slices and scallions to pot, stir-fry for 1 minute
Step 4
Pour soy sauce and rice wine into pot, scrape up browned bits from bottom
Step 5
Add honey, rock sugar, and chicken stock, stir to combine
Step 6
Return pork to pot, add star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves
Step 7
Bring to boil, then cover and transfer to 300°F oven for 1.5 hours
Step 8
Add chestnuts and return to oven for additional 30 minutes until pork is very tender
Step 9
Remove from oven, skim fat from surface, adjust seasonings and serve