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Black Pepper Pork Belly


I made this porky dish over the weekend.  The meat was tasty and tender and it fell apart easily.  You can serve this with rice or on a bed of noodles or just with plain bread.  It's finger licking good!


Recipe for Black Pepper Pork Belly

    Ingredients
  • 650 gm pork belly, skin removed, sliced
  • 1.1/2  Tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 Tbsp light soya sauce
  • 1.1/2  Tbsp sugar
  • 1/2  tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 3/4  tsp cornflour + 2 tsp water to thicken
Method
  1. Marinate the pork belly  with the above ingredients for 4 hours or  more, preferably overnight.
  2. Place marinated meat in a pot with just enough water to cover.
  3. Bring to the boil, cover, and simmer under low heat till meat is cooked through.
  4. Take out the meat and place on a foil lined pan to grill for about 2 mins. on both side.  Place on serving dish.
  5. Thicken the sauce in the pot with the cornflour mixture.  Fine tune to desired taste.
  6. Serve with some greens and the sauce.




Comments

  1. What a flavorful pork dish! Really nice for weekend dinner!

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  2. Looks good. I shall try this. Easy and no fuss hor and yet mouthwatering :)

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  3. Cheah, your pork belly is really tempting me :)

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  4. WOW! Very nice click. I'm salivating over your pork belly dish. Looks so delicious!

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  6. Hi Cheah, I always love the way you cook meat the non-greasy way yet so tempting..bookmark this.

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    1. Thank you, Kimmy. I don't have a maid that's why, so will welcome any non-greasy recipes!

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  7. wow! I love the look of this pork dish! like char siu! pinning it for future reference:D

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    1. Yes, something like char siu but with black peppery flavour. Add more if you prefer it more spicy!

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  8. That looks very delicious. can imagine how good it is with rice.....mmmmm.

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  9. very nice article, thank you :)

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