Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chairman mao's red braised pork (毛氏红烧肉). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chairman Mao's Red Braised Pork (毛氏红烧肉) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Chairman Mao's Red Braised Pork (毛氏红烧肉) is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

Red-braised pork is a Hunanese dish that is inseparably bound up with the memory of Chairman Mao; many restaurants call it "The Mao Family's red-braised pork". The people of Mao Zedong's home village of Shaoshan actually recommend the dish as a "health food". Mao's nephew, Mao Anping, had this to say: "Men eat it to build their. Chairman Mao's red braised pork (Mao shi hong shao rou) Apparently this dish was eaten by Chairman Mao on the day he vanquished all his enemies.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chairman mao's red braised pork (毛氏红烧肉) using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chairman Mao's Red Braised Pork (毛氏红烧肉):

1. Get 1 kg pork belly, cut into 2 cm pieces
2. Take 6 slices ginger
3. Make ready 3 tbsp sugar
4. Make ready 1/2 cup shaoxing wine
5. Get 3 tbsp light soy sauce
6. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
7. Prepare 1 cinnamon stick
8. Prepare 2 star anise
9. Get 4 bay leaves
10. Make ready 1 dried chilli (optional)
11. Prepare 2 scallions, chopped

Mao's nephew, Mao Anping, had this to say: "Men eat it to build their brains and ladies to make themselves more. Add the soy sauce, ginger, chillies, star anise and cassia. Bring to the boil, and then reduce the heat to medium. This is a braised pork belly that is ever so tasty.

Instructions to make Chairman Mao's Red Braised Pork (毛氏红烧肉):

1. In a saucepan, put the pork and three slices of ginger. Add just enough water to submerge it all. Bring to a boil, covered, on high heat, and once it boils reduce heat to low. Let simmer for a minute, then drain, rinse, and set aside.
   1. In a wok or saucepan, put oil and sugar. On low heat, melt the sugar, taking care not to burn it. Mix in the pork, the white parts of the scallions, and remaining ginger. Stir to coat with melted sugar.
2. Add shaoxing wine, soy sauce, cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, and chilli peppers. Cover with water, about 4 cups. On medium-low heat, let it simmer until tender, about one hour, taking care not to let it boil dry.
3. Turn up the heat to medium-high, and let the sauce reduce, stirring constantly. The sauce should become a reddish brown glaze on the meat. Add 1 tsp sugar and the green parts of the scallions and stir well. Serve with steamed rice.

Bring to the boil, and then reduce the heat to medium. This is a braised pork belly that is ever so tasty. I wouldn't recommend eating it every day， as it is not the healthiest of meals， but I think it okay to treat yourself every once in a while. A pretty tasty recipe can be found here， if you're in the mood for a little cooking. It is relatively easy to make and oh so delicious.

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