Arrowhead Braised Pork | Chinese Cigua Shao Rou

茨菇烧肉

Arrowhead Braised Pork | Chinese Cigua Shao Rou — Home-styleJiangnan home cooking.

Ingredients

• pork belly
• arrowhead (cigua)
• light soy sauce
• rock sugar
• fresh ginger

Instructions

1. Cut pork belly into 3-cm cubes. Blanch 3 minutes. Drain. (Pork firm and pale.)
2. Trim arrowhead ends, peel outer layer if tough. Halve large pieces. (Arrowhead is white and firm.)
3. Heat oil, add rock sugar, melt to amber. Add pork, toss to coat. (Pork coated in amber glaze.)
4. Add arrowhead, soy sauce, ginger. Add hot water to cover. Braise 30 minutes. (Sauce reducing, arrowhead tender.)
5. Increase heat to reduce sauce. Serve when glossy. (Sauce thick and glossy.)