Man-Han Family Feast Combo

满汉家宴组合

Man-Han Family Feast Combo — Home-styleBeijing home cooking.

Ingredients

• pork belly, skin-on, cut into 4 cm cubes
• light soy sauce
• Shaoxing wine
• dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated
• rock sugar

Instructions

1. Blanch pork belly in boiling water with 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine for 3 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water. (Foam rises, meat turns opaque pink at edges)
2. Heat wok over medium-high heat; add 1 tsp oil and sear pork until golden on all sides (~5 min). Transfer to slow cooker or heavy pot. (Deep amber crust forms, minimal splatter)
3. In same wok, stir-fry sliced rehydrated shiitakes and 1 tbsp minced ginger until fragrant (1 min). Add light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, rock sugar, and 500 ml water. Simmer 10 min. (Sauce bubbles gently, aroma intensifies)
4. Return pork to pot. Cover and braise on stove (or in oven at 160°C/320°F) for 1 hour 45 minutes, until fork-tender and sauce reduces by half. (Sauce coats spoon thickly; meat fibers separate slightly when probed)
5. Gently stir in blanched bok choy stems (optional garnish) and simmer 2 more minutes. Serve hot in deep bowl with steamed rice.