Sichuan Pork Belly
This is a well-known Chinese dish in Sichuan style. It is directly translated as "return pot meat". The ingredients include pork belly slices, leaks, hard tofu, red & green chillies and fermented bean paste. You can try the simpler recipe below to go with plain rice or porridge.
Serving: 2
Ingredients:
250g pork belly (cut diagonally into thin slices)
2 green chillies (discard seeds and cut into big pieces)
2 tbs jar jiang (Szechuan bean paste)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
4 tbs water
Method:
1) Heat up rice cooker.
2) Add jar jiang + garlic powder + pork, stir well and let the meat cook for 5 minutes.
3) Add water to simmer for 15 minutes.
4) Mix well with green chillies.
5) Scoop onto plate to serve.
Tips:
If you do not have ready made jar jiang, you can replace it with 1 tbs of yellow bean paste + 1 tbs oil + 1 tsp sugar + 1/2 tsp soy sauce.
