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Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Thai Braised Pork Belly

Wonderfully simple & incredibly tasty Thai braised pork belly

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Time

1 hr mins

Servings

4 people

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Ingredients

  • 500g pork belly
  • 2 pieces cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tsp Rajah coriander seeds
  • 2 star anise 
  • 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
  • 4 Rajah whole cloves
  • 2 coriander root
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
  • 30g ginger, thickly sliced

 

Braising liquid

  • 75g palm sugar
  • 1ltr chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp Amoy rice vinegar
  • 100ml Amoy light soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 bird’s eye chillies
  • Rajah Black pepper to taste.

Method

Put whole cinnamon sticks, coriander seeds, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns and whole cloves in a frying pan and dry-toast until fragrant. Remove from the pan and set aside. Smash open the bird eye chillies with your knife or a pestle.  Cut the pork belly into cubes. 

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