Red Braised Pork Belly with Quail Eggs

Name: Red Braised Pork Belly with Quail Eggs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1.5 lb Pork belly with skin ((Cut into 1'' cubes)); 16 Quail eggs ((Optional. Or you can use 5 chicken to substitute.)); 4 Green onions ((Cut into 2'' pieces)); 6 slices Ginger; ¼ cup Brown sugar; ¼ cup Cooking wine ((Shaoxing wine. If you can't find shaoxing wine, you can use Japanese sake as a substitute.)); ¼ cup Light soy sauce; 1 tbsp Dark soy sauce; Water ((Cold water for blanching, hot water for stewing.))

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h 40min

I bet this red braised pork belly (红烧肉) is most Chinese people's favorite childhood dish. The savory, glossy, and sticky sauce of this dish can totally turn everyone into a RICE KILLER! Our grandparents always make the best 红烧肉! I have adjusted this recipe for years and finally perfectly duplicated my grandpa's red braised pork belly. By blanching the pork belly for 30 minutes before pan frying and pan-frying the pork belly without cooking oil, we can get rid of extra oil from the meat and make the meat extra tender.

Updated at: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 01:06:58 GMT