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How to cook sambal pork belly

Cook Sambal Pork Belly

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Remove the skin if your pork belly comes with it like mine.

Remove the skin if your pork belly comes with it like mine.

Cut into big chunk. Is okay to cook in whole if your pot big enough to fit.

Cut into big chunk. Is okay to cook in whole if your pot big enough to fit.

Bring a pot of water to boil.

Bring a pot of water to boil.

Add the pork belly.

Add the pork belly.

Add some salt and let it simmer for 10 minutes.

Add some salt and let it simmer for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, clean a stick of lemon grass and give it a few smack to have more fragrance.

Meanwhile, clean a stick of lemon grass and give it a few smack to have more fragrance.

Slice some onions.

Slice some onions.

Heat up your favourite non stick pan, drizzle some oil and start frying the onions.

Heat up your favourite non stick pan, drizzle some oil and start frying the onions.

Stir fry in low heat to slowly caramelised the onions.

Stir fry in low heat to slowly caramelised the onions.

Add the sambal (please refer my other guide how to make the sambal).

Add the sambal (please refer my other guide how to make the sambal).

Mix well with the caramelised onions and feel free to add more oil if you find the paste too dry.

Mix well with the caramelised onions and feel free to add more oil if you find the paste too dry.

Add chopped lemon grass and keep frying in medium heat until fragrance. Make sure keep stirring with your spatula as you do not want to burn the chillies.

Add chopped lemon grass and keep frying in medium heat until fragrance. Make sure keep stirring with your spatula as you do not want to burn the chillies.

After 10 minutes of frying the paste, add some water about 1/3 cup.

After 10 minutes of frying the paste, add some water about 1/3 cup.

Mix well and continue frying in medium heat.

Mix well and continue frying in medium heat.

Add salt and taste accordingly.

Add salt and taste accordingly.

Once you happy with the taste of the paste, add the cooked meat.

Once you happy with the taste of the paste, add the cooked meat.

You can always add more salt or soy sauce if u find it not salty enough. If too spicy, add some sugar.

You can always add more salt or soy sauce if u find it not salty enough. If too spicy, add some sugar.

Ready to serve. Enjoy! 😍

  • 500.0g Pork belly
  • 1.0 Lemon grass
  • 2.0 Onions
  • 5.0Tbsp Sambal (chili paste)
  • 1.0tsp Salt
  • 3.0tsp Cooking oil
  • 1/3c Water