Soybean Paste Pork Belly
Soybean Paste Pork Belly is a Chef Chris Cho original. If you’re looking for a different way to cook up your pork belly, this is definitely a must-try.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 500 grams Pork Belly Chopped to bite-size
- 3-4 cloves Garlic Sliced
- 1/2 Whole Onion Minced
- 2 stalks Scallions Chopped, For sauteing and garnish
- 1 pc Jalapeño Sliced, For garnish
- Sesame Oil For garnish
- Sesame Seeds For garnish
Soybean Paste Sauce
- 1 tbsp Soy Bean Paste
- 1 tbsp Garlic Minced
- 1 tbsp Cooking Wine or Soju
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1/2 tbsp Oyster Sauce or Soy Sauce Optional
- 1/3 cup Water
Instructions
- Prepare the pork belly, garlic, onion, scallions, and jalapeño.
- On high heat, cook pork belly until crispy and lightly brown.
- Remove the pork belly from the pan and set aside, then fry the garlic in the pork fat until crispy and light brown. Set the garlic aside.
- Remove the pork fat from the pan with a paper towel and put back the pork belly back into the pan.
- Add the chopped onions and scallions to the pan, saute it all together until fragrant.
- Meanwhile, combine soybean paste, garlic, soju, sugar, oyster sauce, and water. Mix thoroughly.
- Add the sauce to the pan. Simmer until water reduces, and the pork belly is thoroughly cooked.
- Transfer to a plate and garnish with fried garlic, scallions, jalapeño peppers, sesame seeds, and sesame oil.