Finished dish photo of Pressure Cooker Lazy Caramelized Braised Pork

Pressure Cooker Lazy Caramelized Braised Pork

Ingredients

Pork belly1500g
Vegetable oil20g
Rock sugar50g
White sugar10g
Salt15g

Steps

1

Cut pork belly into chunks, put in a pot with cold water, and slowly boil to remove blood

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2

Turn off heat when scum appears

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3

Remove pork chunks

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4

Prepare all seasonings

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5

Heat oil in wok, add rock sugar, keep on low heat

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6

It looks like this at first

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7

Then it changes color

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8

Turn off heat when bubbles appear. Otherwise it can easily burn and turn bitter

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9

Add pork, be careful not to splash

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10

After stir-frying, the color should be even. Add scallions, ginger, garlic and other seasonings, continue stir-frying until fragrant

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11

Add a bowl of hot water and salt, then transfer to pressure cooker. Cook for 15 minutes from when steam starts rhythmically escaping. For elderly with dental issues, cook 20 minutes (at which point meat may fall apart easily)

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12

Fifteen minutes is sufficient

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13

Not greasy at all, falls apart with gentle pressure

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14

Done

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