Stir-fried Pork Belly (五花肉) with Shrimp Paste by Alice Yap



Ingredients:
300g pork belly (sliced)
2 stalks lemon grass (sliced)
About 1 tbsp ginger (shredded)
Chillies / bird's eye chillies (sliced)

Marinade:
1 tsp shrimp paste
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar
Little cornflour
Little oil

Seasoning: (mixed together)
1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp shrimp paste (adjust to suit your liking)
Pepper to taste
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
1/2 tsp sesame oil

For thickening: (mixed together)
1 tsp cornflour; 3 tbsp water

Method:
1. Mix pork belly and marinade.

2. Heat wok with 5 tbsp of cooking oil. Once hot, fry pork belly until semi-cooked. Dish out and keep aside.

3. Leave 1 tbsp of oil in wok, add in ginger, lemon grass and chillies, and stir-fry till fragrant, then pour the pork belly back into the wok. Add in seasoning and stir-fry till combined. Taste, adjust then add in thickening. Dish up and serve hot.


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