Omnivore's Cookbook · by Maggie Zhu★ 5.0 (41)
Hong Shao Rou (Red Braised Pork, 红烧肉)
NUTRITION · PER SERVING130M COOK
CAL 59%·PRO 43%
CARBS 19G6% OF CAL
0G FIBER14G SUGAR4G OTHER
FAT 112G85% OF CAL
40G SAT73G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Hong Shao Rou is a Chinese braised pork belly with a glossy, sticky-sweet sauce infused with star anise and aromatic spices. The meat becomes tender and succulent during long, slow cooking. Serve it over rice as a weekend comfort meal.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 1.5 to 2 lbs pork belly (, cut into 1” (2.5 cm) cubes)
- 2 green onions (, cut into 2” (5 cm) pieces)
- 1/2" ginger (, sliced)
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil ((or vegetable oil))
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
- 2 cups reserved blanching liquid
- 3 tablespoons light soy sauce ((or soy sauce))
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1" ginger (, sliced)
- 3 green onions (, cut into 2” (5 cm) pieces)
- 2 whole star anise pods
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 130M
CAL 59%·PRO 43%
CARBS 19G6% OF CAL
0G FIBER14G SUGAR4G OTHER
FAT 112G85% OF CAL
40G SAT73G 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
- 10m
- Cook
- 2h
- Sodium
- 931mg
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 517mg
- Calcium
- 32mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 931MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.