dinner · dairy-free
Dongpo pork
Hangzhou's square-cut pork belly braised for hours in Shaoxing wine, soy and rock sugar until it trembles.
- Time
- 180min
- Steps
- 5
Ingredients
Tick what you already have.
Allergens
Contains wheat and soy.
Worked out from the ingredient names, so it can miss what a brand adds or what a factory handles. Swaps change it too. Always read the labels, and if an allergy is serious, check every product. Allergies, food safety and our disclaimer.
Shopping list
You have everything. Go cook.
Add to a party menuWhat did you use up?
Tick what's finished. The rest stays in your pantry.
Find them at a store
Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market deliver in parts of the US only; Amazon checks your address at checkout. We guess your country from your device's time zone, on your device.
Affiliate links: if you buy through them, the store may pay Pantry Hand a commission. It doesn't change your price, and stores are listed alphabetically, not by what they pay. As an Amazon Associate, Pantry Hand earns from qualifying purchases.
Equipment
Nothing beyond a knife, a board and the usual pots and pans.
Missing a basic? Shop knives, boards, pans and more
Equipment links are Amazon affiliate searches: if you buy through them, Amazon may pay Pantry Hand a commission. It doesn't change your price, and we don't pick or rank products. As an Amazon Associate, Pantry Hand earns from qualifying purchases.
Method
-
1
Blanch pork 5 minutes, rinse, and tie each square with twine.
-
2
Line a heavy pot with scallions and ginger and set pork skin-side down.
-
3
Add wine, soys, rock sugar and water.
-
4
Bring to a boil, then braise on the lowest heat covered 2–2.5 hours, turning skin-up halfway.
-
5
Reduce the sauce and spoon it over; serve with rice or steamed buns.
