The Easiest Red Braised Pork Belly at Home (Hong Shao Rou)

[@ladywhite79]

I tried this today in a pressure cooker. Shorter time. Waaaahhhh very fragrant and delicious. I used 5 spice powder and rock sugar instead. Goes well with steamed buns, noodles, rice, squash and cabbage roll.

[@kira91194]

How long did you cook in the pressure cooker?

[@ladywhite79]

​@@kira91194insta pot pressure cooker for 45 minutes.

[@Autumn-rain777]

I followed Aaron’s recipe and made it for lunch yesterday and it was a hit with my husband and our friend. They loved it so much and was raving about it all day. I felt like a superstar for making their day with this dish. Thanks Aaron!

[@despoticmusic]

Growing up in the ‘70s, pork belly was the cheap cut of meat that nobody wanted to eat - so that’s what our family ate! 😂😂😂 Fast forward to today, pork belly is a bistro/gastro food establishment favourite, and the price is far too high for weekday meals… 😢 Lovely recipe - I’ll definitely be giving that a try!

[@AaronandClaire]

That's exactly the same in Korea... super sad 😭

[@sophievanderbilt1325]

Same thing for chicken wings! They were the throw away part of the chicken so they were always so cheap. Then came wing mania and now I’ve seen them for $10/lb or more! 😢

[@decemberclouds]

@@sophievanderbilt1325 You should absolutely visit England. The wings in the store are so cheap! 2lbs is less than $4.

[@thisthatntheother747]

Same for oxtails. Now they're super expensive

[@Gdwmartin]

I either get it as part of a purchase when I buy from a butcher I know, we buy half a pig at a time, or I wait for a sale. This is Newfoundland. Meat pricing can be weird. I have heard people argue it's the cut that determines the price. Not so here. Here it goes like this: Lamb - overpriced , you pay for every inch of road traveled or wave that strikes the boat shipping it in. Beef - expensive, have to wait for a sale or find a good butcher Chicken - affordable tasteless meat that is a blank canvas for whatever you want to do with it Pork - can be expensive or cheap as chips depending on the week, find a good butcher or a sale.

[@humanelements2]

I used to live in Mainland China and this was my favorite dish. I never thought there was an easy way of cooking it but now I must try this out! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

[@sophievanderbilt1325]

I’m on team “always parboil meats to remove the gunk” 👍🏻 This looks great! Thanks for the recipe

[@Gdwmartin]

My buddy the cook got me on this team as well. "Always skim the scum" he'd say, "Does THAT look like anything you'd like to eat?" he'd ask. I was quick to jump on team parboil and/or skim.

[@kevinbrown8172]

I just got your cookbook off Amazon. I loved reading about your childhood and growing up. Yours is my favorite KZbin cooking channel. Thank you and very best wishes from a fellow Floridian! If you ever open a restaurant, I’m coming!

[@AaronandClaire]

Thank you so much for enjoying our cookbook, our channel, and even these kind words! Hope you have a great day! 😁👍

[@nicolewilson4058]

This dish may take longer to make but it is definitely worth the wait. The braised pork belly looks delicious! Claire is so lucky to be able to eat it. Her happy dance says it all! I'm going to have to binge watch all the great recipes I missed. Say hi to Hodu! 😊

[@jenerhart7025]

Oh my goodness, that looks incredible! I can't wait to try it! Thank you for sharing this recipe!!

[@AaronandClaire]

Thank you for saying that!! Please let us know how it was! 😍

[@rainbowFRIGHT]

I'm so ready to braise my first pork belly.✨

[@AaronandClaire]

Go for it my friend! 😎👍

[@HavenUpsurge]

I’m about to as well!

[@iole96792]

This is a version of my absolute favorite pork dish of all time as well and in Hawai'i we call it Kau Yuk. Love it! Thanks Aaron.

[@mayasanchez9110]

This is now my go to meal to cook at home. And my coworker love it so much so I share it alot at work.

[@mochimochmoch7686]

I just made this tonight for the 1st time. So good! I am mostly happy that it turned out really good! The house smelled amazing. I love start anis. Like you know when you try a new recipe and it does't look the same or seem to taste like it's supposed to? So yeah! Big success and will definitely make this again. Thank you 😁❤from Canada 🙌🥰

[@Laurasiana]

But Aaron (using my best whining voice 😂), what if I have rock sugar at home, so I want to use it? How do I caramelize it? Because this recipe looks beautiful!

[@Janis.7-]

It’s not rocket science , surely

[@allysonpowers3491]

I know this post is older, but if anyone is reading this and wondering the same thing, and didn't find the other reply to be particularly helpful, I just follow his same steps but with rock sugar. It's caramelized when it reaches a lovely golden color, and your pork is evenly coated with it.

[@hrdgms27]

just remove the pork after searing and proceed with melting the rock sugar in the fat.

[@RCandPeanutPatties]

Thank you for another great recipe. I made this last night and it was wonderful. Also, I made your recipe for Korean Street Toast for breakfast this morning and my wife said it was the best breakfast sandwich she has ever eaten. I agree, it was so tasty! I am really enjoying your cookbook and I will be buying copies to give as Christmas gifts! Thanks again!

[@AaronandClaire]

Awesome to hear it! Thank you so much for enjoying our videos and recipes! 😊🙏

[@jesseniagonzalez6747]

I definitely did not regret it. This was delicious. Follow the recipe and the steps and you can’t go wrong.

[@kyleeversole6765]

This is so great. Not only does the hong shao rou look juicy and delicious, but I find you guys absolutely charming. I cannot wait to try this!

[@jhhjams1234]

Thank you for sharing this recipe. I have added this to my rotation. When I ask my other half to purchase pork belly he is so happy. We've had this with rice and cucumber also bok choy and other times broccoli. In place of rice I have added softened potato starch noodles into the liquid.

[@danielle5684]

Thank you for showing the actual products!! ❤❤❤ love this🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@Intel-i7-9700k]

Once I get my own place, this recipe will be tried right away. I can't wait. Pork stew is always a big win.

[@jackieisbell7456]

Yours is the ONLY recipe for braised pork belly that gives " alternate " ingredients for some the more " Exotic"/ hard to find traditional ingredient list !! THANK YOU ! You ROCK ! FAN FOR LIFE ! Who says you can't teach an old dog " new tricks " , I'm 76 consider me " SCHOOLED !!!! 😅

[@rozanf191]

I stopped worrying about dinner the moment i ordered your Cook book. Can't wait to get it!!

[@bonniepwtf]

Fridays wouldn't be the same without the two of you!🤗🧡💛🧡💛

[@astridmaack4516]

I recently discovered this dish (like only a few days ago). Been looking for a simple and easy recipe for this, so perfect timing. It looks so good🤤😋

[@AaronandClaire]

You're so lucky 😍

[@astridmaack4516]

@@AaronandClaire so happy to have found your channel.🥰 Btw, I noticed a spelling mistake in the recipe on your website. It says “2 baby leaves” instead of “2 bay leaves”😂

[@AaronandClaire]

Haha Thanks for letting me know. 😂😂👍

[@animetoonshd3889]

This is my favorite Chinese dish by far and one of my favorite dishes of all time. I like to caramelize unions and add them into this dish, because they soak up all the flavor of the sauce and it makes the experience a 10/10

[@carolrajan3015]

Hi, what can i substitute with sichuan peppercorns. Tq

[@thomasedsall7756]

Please do another cook book! Also family size recipes. Love your Japchae recipe from your cook book.

[@popgas3821]

I tried this before but the method was so simple and I just had to try Aaron’s version. I envy Claire. That pork belly looks really good. ❤

[@estherjsantiago]

yay! followed your recipe and food came out great! my husband and i LOVED IT🤌🏽✨

[@AaronandClaire]

😍😍😍

[@robo1000100]

I’m having this for dinner tonight. I bought some pork belly, got home and this video had been posted. How funny?! It was obviously meant to be 😊

[@Suikage]

Second time making this! It keeps getting better with practice!

[@johnford7847]

You make a wonderful team and create quite enjoyable videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@kennybrew7850]

Aaron and Claire, love this channel and have now made a lot of your easy to follow recipes with great results, thank you and greetings from Liverpool U.K. 👏👏👏

[@reneepaz-t9e]

Aaron, I mage it exactly the way you instructed. It was delicious. But how doyou get it so red. Mine was brown.

[@jonwilson6757]

Thank you! My version come out perfect for my sister's birthday! I'd like to make it more authentic on my second try ❤

[@naomicergan5409]

What if I have to let it on the stove for more then 10 minutes to get golden brown? Should I keep the 10 minutes as the recipe says or should I wait?

[@rosebyl7358]

Made this today and it was amazing! Thank you for the recipe. I will follow and make more of your recipes

[@AaronandClaire]

My pleasure! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 😊❤️

[@Armymum13]

Waving to Claire 👋

[@AaronandClaire]

🤣

[@harry7227]

What to do with the remaining sauce? How much should be left?

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Great way to do this I will do it next time for sure. Have you ever tried it with sticky rice? I think I will try the sticky rice. Thank you

[@morganlim4552]

I grew up eating this! One of my all-time favorite dishes.

[@bluefoxz]

Looks soo good !! Can we cook it in instant pot and reduce the time ? How long ? Thanks !!!

[@AYEuhNESSA]

This guy is hilarious! He’s sounds like the Asian nacho libre and I ’m here for it. I don’t have green and onion but here we goooo 😅

[@cmane6054]

WOW….. Looks amazing… Another great lesson

[@DarthGluttanous]

I actually made this exact dish tonight, very tasty

[@Bio-basti28]

Love that the men is cooking and wifey doing dishes

[@kaidecraene7833]

Hey Aaron. Of we do have rock sugar, how should we implement them in this recipe? Replace the three spoons of sugar by three spoons rock sugar and just add it as you did with the sugar?

[@AaronandClaire]

Yes, that’s right! You can simply crush the rock sugar with a mortar and pestle (or put it in a ziplock bag and crush it with a saucepan), and just cook with 3 tablespoons of rock sugar as I did with white sugar! 😊

[@fasterdays]

I just did this today and it was incredible! Thank you!

[@AaronandClaire]

You’re very welcome! So glad you liked it! 🤗

[@nmary94]

I tried a couple recipes from your channel and they all turned out great! 😊 Hope you can make a cookbook just for your popular youtube dishes i would love to buy it and recook them over again in my kitchen.

[@Lisalvsjohn]

Oh my goodness….this looks sooo delicious!! If I don’t have the wine, is there any good substitute for that? Or is it an essential ingredient?

[@Carinatheanimemom]

Literally what I always ordered went I went to flushing, ny. That and Di San Xian. My favorites!!

[@HyunHong-wm8oq]

안녕하세요, 만나서 반갑습니다. 어디서 오셨나요?

[@Eggbert1868]

Hello from Philadelphia! I made this for dinner yesterday. It wasn’t as pretty as yours, but it was delicious!

[@RouxContorsionniste]

Mmmmm looks good! Quick question whats the difference between dongpo rou and hong shao rou?

[@maggiepp7997]

To my understanding Dong Po Rou uses larger pieces of pork (like whole piece of pork belly) whereas this one is chopped up to smaller pieces

[@luckyuwus]

I showed my father your channel and he wanted to know if you have a cookbook he could buy? He doesn't watch KZbin that much and really likes your style!

[@jessmarie148]

Aaron out doing himself again!! my mouth was watering..😮. .not me jealous of Claire getting to eat all this yummy food!😂😂

[@sifujedi4895]

Looks super tasty & Claire's dance while njoy'n shows how much she really loves Aaron's cooking 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@amycats4091]

Omg, that looks amazing! Can not wait to try and make it! 🤤

[@EphemeralThought]

Braised pork belly is something that when I eat, I give thanks to the universe for making me a sentient earthling.

[@Gdwmartin]

Looks AMAZING. I just happen to have some pork belly in my fridge! What a happy coincidence!

[@markustorro5435]

Best pork I made. Thanks for the recipe

[@stephh_606]

I'm not sure if it's the kind of pork belly I got or knife I have, but do you have tips on how to cut it? Pork belly is surprisingly hard to cut ToT

[@kajova]

What is the beverage Koreans mix, soyu and beer? What brand? I am dying to know please 😢😢

[@gesucastello1986]

I'm cooking it myself right now, gracias por el video.

[@Ocelot]

Love braised pork. I'm just wandering the internet looking for different braised pork recipes and I want to try them all. :)

[@karenbenavente1124]

Oh wow!! That looks so delicious and amazing Aaron thank you oh and to Claire too for all her hard work tasting those delicious recipes I know its a hard job but someone has to do it right? Lol hi Claire👋

[@RomanOnufryk]

If I got rock sugar - how to use it? Thanks!

[@davidbrixton6955]

It is NZ Chinese Language Week here in New Zealand 🇳🇿 let's celebrate 🍾 😀

[@UndiesPatrolCA]

Will the taste change if I use 6 pounds of pork instead of 4?

[@CharLiAdventures]

Omg…. Finally got around to making this dish. So freaking delicious. My only problem with this was the super intense splattering of the pork. I used a splatter guard but you gotta lift the lid to remove/add more pork. Maybe I’ll broil it in the oven next time.

[@lynettelee9296]

Looks delicious! Thanks for the recipe! 😋😊

[@zerojack0]

I wonder if the pork belly can be substitute for another cut of meat?

[@YESHTOFU]

My favorite cooking channel

[@florinn1519]

I've tried this recipe and it's quite good! I found the taste from the star anise is too strong for me, so if you're eastern european, maybe use only one star anise. thank you for this recipe

[@SchmuckMartin]

Can you do an instapot version of this recipe please?

[@lindabader-acosta7808]

I love making roasted pork belly in the oven.

[@selinariley8980]

Wow great timing I just bought porkbelly yesterday and was wondering how to cook it 😅

[@TheMamadel1]

Is there a substitute for the Chinese wine? That’s the only thing I don’t have.

[@peti1940]

Dry sherry, but use 2/3

[@AaronandClaire]

Perfect answer! 👍

[@TheMamadel1]

Yay!!!! Thank you. I’m trying it for dinner

[@beyonder2kplays813]

Aaron, do keep on cooking for Claire.. better a happy bird than an angry bird 😅😂 , and i love her expressions, she so happy eating ur foodies

[@NoGimmicks144]

Just made this and i gotta say man this is the only way im eating belly pork from now on , maybe less water next time for me as i wasnt happy with the thickness but it was delicious .

[@ernstroad]

Just terrific. Thanks.

[@Bevalderon]

Fantastic recipe, as always ❤

[@kennethjmontanez981]

Awesome 😎👍 I did it, thank you for the recipes.

[@snorelaxshortz]

What can I use as a substitute for chicken buillon powder?

[@AaronandClaire]

Chicken bouillon powder works like seasoning, so without it, it will be under seasoned and lack of flavor. Highly recommend getting one of them! (And once you get one, you can use it all the time for our recipes! 😉🙌)

[@snorelaxshortz]

Appreciate it guys😘@@AaronandClaire

[@shannondore]

I love pork belly! This looked amazing!❤️😋

[@martiniquefolkeringa2773]

Delicious 😊. Kimchi is great with everything.

[@judebreheny3925]

I made this tonight. It was really tasty and very easy to make. The only thing I'd say was it was incredibly aniseed-y. I plan on using 2 star anise next time rather than four. Great recipe though!

[@ski9600]

Hey, where have you been? I have not seen new content in a while and last night! I even looked through my subscriptions for Aaron and Claire. Maybe I missed it.

[@darknessblades]

Do you have a Recipe for a spicy version

[@roguephoenix]

Reminds me of the filipino dish hamonado but they use pineapple juice instead of sugar alone.

[@Wenirl]

Rock sugar makes a huge difference in the flavor. Don't skip it! Also, oyster sauce isn't necessary.

[@junoTV3]

what difference in taste does it make?

[@joelpettit25]

Is there an alternative to using chicken stock powder?

[@Watermelon_Shuga]

Fermented red bean curd?

[@lindabader-acosta7808]

I have rock sugar so how do I use it with this?

[@caytamayo7983]

Is it ok if I don't add the wine?

[@bernardmt7090]

Nice. Tq for this dish. One of my favourite too. 👍✌️

[@jokoenders]

I follow your program always and today I orderd the "Shaoxing Cooking Wine" in Holland where I,m from.

[@rookiemvp2008]

Holland, MI?

[@rickydella776]

Will try this dish....looks good😊

[@ttruslow6671]

This was amazing!! I wish I could attach a picture! Chef’s kiss! Thank you for all your hard work to share these videos and recipes ❤

[@lindaang7814]

My fave dish

[@rowenafeantonio2270]

thank you for another recipe😍😍😘

[@东东-j1b]

Wonderful channel! I love Korean food but I m also watching out my diet. Do u mind to show us some low calories but equally delicious recipes for people who wants to look good who wants to have a flat stomach? Thank you! 😊