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Instant Pot Pork Belly

Instant Pot Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou Recipe)

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Prep 10 minutes
Cook 1 hour
Craving braised pork belly? This Instant Pot Hong Shao Rou recipe makes incredibly tender pork in a sticky, sweet and savory sauce.
Servings 4
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1.5 pounds pork belly cut into cubes
  • 3 tablespoons sugar rock sugar preferred
  • 5 slices ginger
  • 2 star anise
  • 2 green onions cut into pieces
  • 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • ¾ cup water

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot

Instructions

  1. Set the Instant Pot to Sauté and add the oil. Once hot, add the pork belly and cook until lightly browned, about 5-7 minutes. Remove and set aside.
    Searing pork belly cubes in Instant Pot for Hong Shao Rou
  2. Add the sugar and cook, stirring, until it melts and turns a light amber color. Return the pork belly to the pot and toss to coat in the caramel.
    Rock sugar melting in Instant Pot to make caramel for Hong Shao Rou
  3. Add ginger, star anise, green onions, Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and water. Stir well.
    Adding ginger and green onions to braised pork belly in Instant Po
  4. Close the lid and cook on High Pressure for 20 minutes. Allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes, then release the remaining pressure.
  5. Turn the Instant Pot back to Sauté and simmer for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens.
    Close-up of Hong Shao Rou pork belly simmering in rich sauce
  6. Serve pork belly over steamed rice. Enjoy!
    Chinese red braised pork belly served over white rice in a blue bowl

Nutrition

Serving1 servingCalories640 kcalCarbohydrates6 gProtein14 gFat63 gSaturated Fat23 gPolyunsaturated Fat7 gMonounsaturated Fat28 gCholesterol80 mgSodium720 mgPotassium260 mgSugar5 gVitamin A15 IUVitamin C2 mgCalcium18 mgIron1.1 mg

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