The Woks of Life · by Judy★ 5.0 (17)
Braised Pork Belly with Meigan Cai (梅干菜焖肉)
NUTRITION · PER SERVING120M COOK
CAL 27%·PRO 39%
CARBS 12G9% OF CAL
2G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC1G OTHER8G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 46G76% OF CAL
22G SAT23G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Braised pork belly with mei gan cai is a Shaoxing specialty of succulent pork belly braised with preserved greens, star anise, and soy sauce. It's rich, tender, and deeply savory.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 1 1/2 pounds skin-on lean pork belly ((cut into 1" pieces))
- 3 cups meigan cai ((dried preserved mustard greens))
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil
- 35 g rock sugar ((or 2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar))
- 2 star anise
- 3 slices ginger
- 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 4 cups water
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 120M
CAL 27%·PRO 39%
CARBS 12G9% OF CAL
2G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC1G OTHER8G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 46G76% OF CAL
22G SAT23G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 45m
- Cook
- 1h 15m
- Sodium
- 484mg
- Total sugar
- 8g
- Added sugar
- ≥0g
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 453mg
- Calcium
- 94mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 45M
- SODIUM
- 484MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.