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Skriven 2012-11-11 15:12:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
Ärende: winter 10
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Winter calls for rich, fatty meats...

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     Title: Bowl-Steamed Pork Belly
Categories: Chinese, Pork
  Servings: 4

      1 lb fresh boneless pork belly,
    skin-on
      2 ts dark soy sauce or
      1 TB light soy sauce
    1/2 c  vegetable oil
      2 TB pickled chili, spicy pickled
    mustard green stems, or
      4    bird's eyes chilies, thinly
    sliced
      1 TB dried fermented black beans
      1 c  Sichuanese ya cai (pickled
    greens) or
    Tianjin preserved vegetable

Bring a pot of water to boil. Add the pork to the boiling water and
cook for 5 minutes. Remove the pork from the water and rinse under
cold running water. Do not discard the cooking water.

Heat the vegetable oil to 350 F in a wok. Add pork, skin side down,
and fry, swirling pan occasionally, over medium heat until the skin
is crispy and dark brown, about 5 to 8 minutes (be careful, pork
will sputter—use a splatter guard or light lid if desired). Return
pork to pot of water and let soak for 15 minutes, until the skin is
wrinkled. Remove the pork from the liquid and let it cool. When the
pork is cool, cut it into 1/4 slices so that each piece has a strip
of skin at the top.

In a shallow bowl about 7 to 8 inches in diameter, lay the pork in
two neat rows across the entire base of the bowl, including the
sides. Each slice should overlap with the last. Every strip of skin
should be touching the bowl. Lay any fragmented pieces of pork on
top, then spoon the soy sauce all over the meat. Add the pickled
chilies and fermented beans. Press the ya cai all over, so that it
forms a cover over the meat. Press down gently to compact everything
into the bowl.

Place the bowl in a steamer insert, cover with a lid, and steam over
medium-high heat for 2 hours, taking care that the water on the
bottom doesn't dry out.

To serve, pour off excess fat and moisture and place a large plate
upside down over the bowl. Grasping plate and bowl firmly, invert to
unmold. Serve immediately. Leftovers may be gently re-steamed.

Adapted from Land of Plenty by Fuchsia Dunlop.
Posted by Chichi Wang
From: Serious Eats

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