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Slices of Taiwanese style boiled pork belly topped with green onion served with soy garlic sauce.
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Boiled Pork Belly with Soy Garlic Sauce

Discover the savory delight of Boiled Pork Belly! This easy-to-make Taiwanese-inspired dish promises tender pork belly infused with garlic soy sauce flavors. Perfect for anyone craving a delicious yet effortless meal. Try it today!
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian, Asian Fusion, Taiwanese
Keyword boiled pork belly, pork with garlic sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 pieces
Calories 447kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb Pork Belly
  • 1/2 Inch Ginger
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 3 tbsp Japanese Sake can substitute with dry sherry wine or Chinese cooking wine
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 1/4 Inch Jalapeno can replace with chili of choice
  • 1 Stalk Green Onions

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for boiled pork belly recipe on the countertop.
  • Thinly slice ginger into 1/8 inch slices and set aside.
    Sliced ginger.
  • Fill stove top pot with enough water to completely submerge entire pork belly. Add Japanese sake, sliced ginger, salt and bring to boil. Once boiling, add the entire pork belly into the stove top pot. Bring heat down to medium-low, partially cover and cook for 40 minutes.
    Pork belly in a pot.
  • In the meantime finely dice jalapeno (with seeds), grate garlic with a grater or a garlic press and place into a dipping bowl. Add soy sauce, mix well, and set aside.
    Sauce for boiled pork belly.
  • Chop green onions and set aside.
    Chopped green onions.
  • After 40 minutes, remove pork belly and cut into bite-size pieces around 1/2 inch in width. Transfer to serving plate, sprinkle chopped green onions on top and serve with garlic soy sauce.
    Sliced boiled pork belly served with dipping sauce.

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Nutrition

Calories: 447kcal | Protein: 8g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 1025mg | Potassium: 163mg | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg