Friday, November 6, 2009

It's Fall - Time for Chinese 5 Spice Pork Belly!

So Monday, I'm going to make a pork belly for my client and I'll do it in the pressure cooker...because it's fast and it will free up a burner for the other 4 entrees and side dishes I'm making.  Here's what I'll do:

2 pound pork belly
1/2 c soy sauce
2 T sesame seed oil
1 T Chinese 5 spice
1 T minced garlic
1 T minced ginger


Marinade all ingredients for 1 hour in plastic bag.  Remove meat from bag and pat dry with paper towel.  Turn pressure cooker on brown mode.  Place meat fat side down and sear for 5 minutes.  Turn and repeat on all sides until nicely browned.  Pour marinde into cooker and add 1 cup of vegetable or beef broth.  Secure lid and turn cooker on to high pressure and cook for minutes.  Quick release.  Check meat for doneness.  Meat should flake apart with a fork.  If it doesn't bring cooker back up to high pressure and cook for another 10 minutes.  Quick release again.

Remove meat from cooker, place on platter and tent with foil.  Boil liquid until reduced about 5-10 minutes.
Slice meat into serving pieces.  I love to serve this over rice noodles sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds and steamed baby bok choy.  Drizzle sauce over meat.  Mmm...Bon Appetit!

Chef Kathy
www.ChefPlease.com

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