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Gua Bao

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 5 Portions
Cuisine: 中餐CHINESE
Ingredients Method Notes

食材 Ingredients
  

Braised Pork Belly：
For pan frying-
  • 3 no Shallot
  • 8 cloves Garlic
  • 6 pcs Ginger slices
  • 500 g Pork belly
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp black vinegar
For braising-
  • 1.5 L water
  • 5 Spring onion
  • 7 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Cheong Chan Caramel
  • 3 tbsp Rice wine
  • 2 tbsp Black vinegar (I use zhe jiang)
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1/4 White pepper
  • 2 Star anise
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1/8 tsp 13spices
Others：
  • 4-5 Gua Bao Bun
  • Pickled mustard green
  • Crushed Peanuts
  • Coriander

步骤 Method
 

Braising pork belly :
  1. Heat up the oil in a pan, add shallot, ginger, and garlic.
  2. Add pork belly and pan-fry until both sides are golden.
  3. Meanwhile, use the rendered pork fat to continue searing the shallot, ginger, and garlic
  4. Remove them from the pan if they're nicely charred.
  5. Once the pork is nice and golden, add soy sauce and black vinegar.
  6. Let the seasoning sauce boil for 30 seconds.
  7. Place all braising ingredients and seasonings into a pressure cooker.
  8. Add water, cover and bring to pressure over high heat
  9. Then reduce the heat to low and braise for 30 minutes.
  10. When time is up, let the cooker release pressure naturally so the pork continue cooking in it.
  11. Turn to high heat and reduce the sauce (if necessary) until the saltiness is just right.
  12. Finally, add the 13-spice powder to enhance the aroma.
To serve :
  1. Take a Gua Bao Bun, open it and put a piece of pork belly in it, following by pickled mustard green,

小贴士 Tips

*If you don’t plan to make Gua Bao buns yourself, using ready‑made frozen lotus leaf buns is also an option~ But he overall experience will be a bit different yo~
* If you want that classic Taiwanese flavor, don’t forget to add a little icing sugar or sugar to your ground peanuts!