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21 Days of Dinner Idea, Dinner Ideas, Freezer Friendly Recipes, Instant Pot Recipes, Pork, Recipes, Rice/Noodle, Search By Series · January 26, 2021

Instant Pot Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly (FORK TENDER)

Braised Pork Belly

Lunar New Year is just around the corner; here is my easy, savory, and melt-in-your-mouth fail-proof Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly made in an Instant Pot. The pork is braised until FORK TENDER and packed with flavor. The sauce is savory and sweet with layers of umami flavor from different spices and condiments. Get your rice and belly ready because this Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly is going to blow your mind! 

Braised Pork Belly

There are so many Braised Pork Belly variations from all around the world, such as Filipino Adobo, Vietnamese Thit Kho, Shanghai-Hong Shao Rou, and even within Taiwan, there are so many variations. Over the next few months, I will be showing you different variations of braised pork belly because each version has a secret technique that makes it unique. Today we are making my easy instant pot Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly that I grew up eating. It is not too heavy and pairs perfectly with rice. 

Braised Pork Belly

Instant Pot not only cuts the cooking time in half, but the pork belly comes out extra tender every single time. This is a great dish to make for weeknight dinners as you toss it all in, and you don’t have to worry about it until you are ready to eat! If you have extra time, add in hard boil egg and let it simmer for an additional 30 minutes for the braised egg. In Taiwan, we like to pair it with Taiwanese Cucumber Salad and Chinese Pickled Cabbage since savory and sweet pairs perfectly with sour! 

Braised Pork Belly

I always make sure to blanch the pork belly first to get rid of the pork’s scum and smell. It also allows the sauce to be purer and the pork belly to aboard all the flavors better. Once you finish blanching the pork belly for 3-5 minutes, rinse clean with cold water before adding it to the Instant Pot. A simple step makes a world of difference, trust me! 

Braised Pork Belly

Ingredient 

2.5 lb Pork Belly 

4 thin slices of Ginger 

10 cloves of Garlic (smashed) 

2 Green Onion 

1 small Cinamon Stick 

4 Star Anise 

5 Red Whole Chili 

¼ cup of Soy Sauce 

¼ cup of Dark Soy Sauce 

4.5 tbsp of Brown Sugar or Rock Sugar 

3 tbsp of Chinese Cooking Wine (optional) 

¼ cup of Water 

Braised Pork Belly
  1. Cut the pork belly into 1-inch pieces. Add the pork belly to a pot filled with water and turn the heat up to medium-high. Let it cook for 3-5 minutes and rinse with cold water. Drain the pork belly and set it aside 
  2. In an Instant Pot, add Pork belly, ginger, garlic, green onion, cinnamon stick, star anise, whole red chili, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, brown sugar, Chinese cooking wine (optional), and ¼ cup of water. Mix everything 
  3. Put the lid on and set it to pressure cook for 25 minutes. 
  4. Pair with rice and garnish with green onion. 

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BRAISED PORK BELLY
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Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly made in an Instant Pot

The pork is braised until FORK TENDER and packed with flavor. The sauce is savory and sweet with layers of umami flavor from different spices and condiments.
Prep Time20 mins
Active Time30 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Yield: 4 people

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Materials

  • 2.5 lb Pork Belly
  • 4 thin slices of Ginger
  • 10 cloves of Garlic smashed
  • 2 Green Onion
  • 1 small Cinamon Stick
  • 4 Star Anise
  • 5 Red Whole Chili
  • ¼ cup of Soy Sauce
  • ¼ cup of Dark Soy Sauce
  • 4.5 tbsp of Brown Sugar or Rock Sugar
  • 3 tbsp of Chinese Cooking Wine optional
  • ¼ cup of Water

Instructions

  • Cut the pork belly into 1-inch pieces. Add the pork belly to a pot filled with water and turn the heat up to medium-high. Let it cook for 3-5 minutes and rinse with cold water. Drain the pork belly and set it aside
  • In an Instant Pot, add Pork belly, ginger, garlic, green onion, cinnamon stick, star anise, whole red chili, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, brown sugar, Chinese cooking wine (optional), and ¼ cup of water. Mix everything
  • Put the lid on and set it to pressure cook for 25 minutes.
  • Pair with rice and garnish with green onion.

Notes

I always make sure to blanch the pork belly first to get rid of the pork’s scum and smell. It also allows the sauce to be purer and the pork belly to aboard all the flavors better. Once you finish blanching the pork belly for 3-5 minutes, rinse clean with cold water before adding it to the Instant Pot. A simple step makes a world of difference, trust me! 

Posted In: 21 Days of Dinner Idea, Dinner Ideas, Freezer Friendly Recipes, Instant Pot Recipes, Pork, Recipes, Rice/Noodle, Search By Series

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Comments

  1. Aimee Leong says

    January 30, 2021 at 9:34 pm

    This was DELICIOUS. Tip if you like thicc sauce, I mixed cornflour and water then poured into the mixture to thicken at the end

  2. Lori says

    January 31, 2021 at 6:45 pm

    This was great! We used the sauté function to reduce the sauce more at the end, so that it would cling more. Yum!!! Thanks!

  3. val leang says

    February 2, 2021 at 10:37 pm

    This recipe was AMAZING. The pork belly is literally melt in your mouth perfections and the flavors remind me of being back HOME. I think the only thing I would change is pressurize for less time because I like my pork belly a little more firm, but still amazing spot on flavors! Thanks tiff!

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