There's a trick to making non-greasy pork belly: add two things during the marination.

Pork belly is rich in nutritional value, but many girls are still afraid to eat it because they worry it's too greasy. So, how exactly should pork belly be prepared to avoid being greasy? What are some representative pork belly recipes? Don't worry, the following will provide a detailed explanation for everyone.

Braised Pork Belly with Tofu

How to cook pork belly so it's not greasy?

Pork belly, located in the pig's abdomen, is commonly known as spare ribs. It has alternating layers of fat and meat, is fresh, tender, and juicy, making it a great nourishing ingredient. Pork belly is rich in protein, various fatty acids, triglycerides, lecithin, and multiple minerals and vitamins. It has the effects of tonifying kidney qi, stimulating appetite, and improving anemia.

Many people's pork belly is too greasy because they don't cook it correctly. As long as you master these techniques, you can make non-greasy pork belly!

Technique 1: Marinate the meat with sugar and wine

Achieving this effect is not difficult. You can cover the pork belly with sugar and wine and let it marinate for a period before cooking. This allows the sugar and wine to break down the fat in the meat. The pork belly prepared this way, with its nearly translucent appearance, is also called "ice meat." For example, the traditional Cantonese dish "Osmanthus Bundle" uses it as one of its ingredients. Smart chefs have also created famous dishes like "Crispy Skin Char Siu" based on this principle.

Technique 2: Skillfully use tofu to remove grease

To make the pork belly less greasy and delicious, you can cut the fatty meat into thin slices, add seasonings, and stew it in a pot. Then, according to a ratio of 500 grams of pork to one piece of fermented tofu, place the fermented tofu in a bowl, add an appropriate amount of warm water, and stir it into a paste. After the pot comes to a boil, pour it in, and simmer for another 3-5 minutes. The pork belly made with this method is not greasy and tastes delicious.

Pork belly can be made into many delicious dishes. Here are a few simple recipes for everyone to learn quickly!

Seaweed and Pork Belly Stew with Vermicelli

Spicy Pork Belly

Ingredients: A small strip of pork belly, Modekung South-Style Spicy Sauce, cooking wine, a shallot, one green pepper, garlic, sugar, light soy sauce, one red pepper.

Method:

1. Wash the pork belly, cut off a large portion of the fat into small pieces for later use, and slice the rest.

2. Wash and chop the green and red peppers, chop the shallot into two portions, and chop one garlic clove.

3. Fry the fatty pork until it renders a suitable amount of lard. Add the green and red peppers, garlic, and part of the shallot and stir-fry until fragrant. Then, add the pork belly and a little cooking wine and stir-fry briefly. Add 2-3 large teaspoons of Modekung South-Style Spicy Sauce, 2 teaspoons of soy sauce, and 1 small spoonful of sugar. Stir-fry evenly, cover, and simmer for a few minutes to let the flavors infuse.

4. Sprinkle with the remaining shallots and stir-fry evenly.

Pork Belly Stew with Vermicelli

Ingredients: 400g pork belly, 150g (dry) vermicelli, 1 green onion stalk, 2 star anise, 8g rock sugar, 3 slices of ginger, 2 large tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1/2 small spoonful of salt, 1 small spoonful of dark soy sauce, 1 small spoonful of Huadiao wine, 1 small spoonful of vegetable oil.

1. Bring water to a boil in a pot, blanch the cubed pork until the water boils, then remove, rinse, and drain.

2. Add 1 small spoonful of oil to the pot, add the pork cubes, and stir-fry over low heat until slightly yellowed and the fat is rendered.

3. Remove the pork cubes, add the rock sugar, and cook over low heat until it caramelizes.

4. Return the pork cubes to the pot and stir-fry until evenly colored. Add the chopped green onion, star anise, ginger, and Huadiao wine and stir-fry until fragrant.

5. Add 1200ml of water and all the seasonings. Cover, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for about 60 minutes.

6. Halfway through cooking, remove the green onion and ginger.

7. Soak the vermicelli in warm water until soft in advance.

8. When the liquid in the pot has reduced to 1/3, add the softened vermicelli.

9. Cook over medium-low heat with the lid off. The vermicelli needs to be cooked for a bit longer.

10. Finally, when the vermicelli is soft, add a little salt to taste.

Pan-fried Pork Belly

Secret Recipe Pan-fried and Braised Pork Belly

Ingredients: 250g pork belly, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of seafood sauce, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, an appropriate amount of salad oil.

Method:

1. Freeze the pork belly in the refrigerator for one hour, then take it out and slice thinly.

2. Mix one tablespoon of oyster sauce, one tablespoon of seafood sauce, and one tablespoon of cooking wine to make a honey marinade.

3. Toss the sliced pork belly with the honey marinade, place it in a resealable bag, and refrigerate to marinate overnight.

4. Heat a flat-bottomed pan, brush a thin layer of salad oil. Pan-fry the marinated pork slices on both sides over medium-low heat until cooked. Eat it by wrapping it in lettuce leaves.

Reminder: Precautions for eating pork belly

Although pork belly is rich and delicious and can be prepared in various ways to suit different tastes, you should also pay attention to various aspects when consuming it. Because pork belly is a meat rich in fat and protein, it is only suitable for some people. Here are the precautions to take when eating pork belly:

1. Obese people should not eat too much: Pork has a relatively high cholesterol content, so obese people and those with high blood lipids should not eat it in large quantities. However, after long stewing, the fat in pork is reduced by 30-50%, unsaturated fatty acids increase, and the cholesterol content is greatly reduced.

2. It is best not to eat it with high-protein foods at the same time: Because pork belly is very fatty and also very high in protein, if you also eat high-protein, high-fat foods at the same time, it will lead to excessive protein intake.

3. Not suitable for people with high blood lipids: If you already have high blood lipids and then eat greasy pork belly, it will cause your blood lipids to rise, affecting your health.