How to make braised pork with bamboo shoots at home

Braised pork in brown sauce is a favorite dish of many people. The ancient scholar Su Dongpo even regarded stir-fried bamboo shoots and pork as his favorite dish. Here we will share the common methods of braised bamboo shoots in brown sauce.

Homemade braised pork with bamboo shoots

1. Ingredients for Braised Pork with Bamboo Shoots

The main ingredients of braised pork with bamboo shoots are pork belly and bamboo shoots, while the auxiliary ingredients are more important, including fermented bean curd, rock sugar, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, cooking wine and vegetable oil.

2. How to make braised pork with bamboo shoots

Step 1: Process the pork belly. Remove the hair from the pork belly, clean it, and blanch it in hot water to remove the blood from the pork belly and reduce the greasy feeling of the pork belly.

Step 2: Process the bamboo shoots. Remove the roots of the bamboo shoots, remove the old skin, cut into pieces, and blanch them in water to remove the earthy smell of the vegetables.

Step 3: Pour oil into a frying pan, put the pork belly in and fry it repeatedly until both sides of the pork belly turn golden brown.

Step 4: Pour out the remaining oil in the pan, replace it with new oil and sauté ginger and garlic, add the pork belly and drizzle with soy sauce, fermented bean curd and cooking wine, stir-fry repeatedly with a spatula until all sides of the pork belly are colored, then add rock sugar.

Step 5: After the meat is colored, add enough water to cover the pork belly, cover the lid and simmer for about 15 minutes. Then add the bamboo shoots and cook for another 20 minutes. Add salt to taste according to personal preference. When serving, sprinkle a little sugar water on the surface to make the braised pork look better.