Hometown Tong Poh Rou (Stew Porkbelly) 家乡东坡肉

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The dish is best serve with rice and moutou (steamed buns) to mop up the gravy!

Toasted garlic, cinnamon stick and star anise

Ingredients
(adapted from Y3K recipes Issue 42) 
1 kg pork belly (cut into square)
2 big bulbs of toasted garlic (dark brown color)
1 stick cinnamon bark or kayu manis
few star anise or bunga lawang
1 litre water

Seasoning:
4 tbsps dark soy sauce or to adjust (I used 2 tsp only)
2 tbsps rock sugar
1 tbsp chicken stock granules ( I omitted this)
salt to taste
2 tbsps soy sauce
2 tabsps chinese cooking wine

For thickening
Mix 1/2 tbsp tapioca flour with 1 tbsp water ( I used cornflour)

For garnishing
some mantou (plain steamed buns)

Method

1. Heat water, blanch pork for a while. Remove meat.
2. Place No. (1), garlic, cinnamon bark, star anise, water and seasoning into a big pot. Bring it to a boil over high heat. Turn to medium heat, simmer for another 45 minutes to 1 hour or till meat has softened.
3. Dish up meat onto a platter. Snip meat, thicken gravy of no. (2) and pour over meat. Garnish and spring onion or Chinese coriander leaves and serve with mantou to mop up the sauce.

Have a great meal!