Chairman Mao's Red Braised Pork (毛氏红烧肉)

Name: How to cook Chairman Mao's Red Braised Pork (毛氏红烧肉) - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

蛟龍Stormwyrm

Chairman Mao's Red Braised Pork (毛氏红烧肉)

This was supposedly Mao Zedong's favourite dish, what he called his "brain food" that helped him defeat his enemies. It's doubtful that most of us will ever obtain the Ningxiang pork required for the authentic recipe as codified by the Hunan provincial authority, but we can make do with what we can get. Based on a recipe from the Woks of Life blog. 🇨🇳

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

1½ hours

1 kg

pork belly, cut into 2 cm pieces

6 slices

ginger

3 tbsp

sugar

1/2 cup

shaoxing wine

3 tbsp

light soy sauce

1 1/2 tbsp

dark soy sauce

cinnamon stick

star anise

bay leaves

dried chilli (optional)

scallions, chopped

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

In a saucepan, put the pork and three slices of ginger. Add just enough water to submerge it all. Bring to a boil, covered, on high heat, and once it boils reduce heat to low. Let simmer for a minute, then drain, rinse, and set aside.

* Step 2

In a wok or saucepan, put oil and sugar. On low heat, melt the sugar, taking care not to burn it. Mix in the pork, the white parts of the scallions, and remaining ginger. Stir to coat with melted sugar.

* Step 3

Add shaoxing wine, soy sauce, cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, and chilli peppers. Cover with water, about 4 cups. On medium-low heat, let it simmer until tender, about one hour, taking care not to let it boil dry.

* Step 4

Turn up the heat to medium-high, and let the sauce reduce, stirring constantly. The sauce should become a reddish brown glaze on the meat. Add 1 tsp sugar and the green parts of the scallions and stir well. Serve with steamed rice.