Asian-style pork belly bites | Olymel

Ingredients

• 1 Olymel pork belly - 2.6 kg
• 100 g sugar
• 125 ml (½ cup) rice or dry white wine
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) canola oil
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) sesame oil
• 750 ml (3 cups) chicken stock
• 60 ml (¼ cup) soy sauce
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
• 1 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick 5 cm/2 in long
• Fresh cilantro, shredded for garnish
• Boil water in a large pot. Add the pork and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove pork and place on a cutting board. Let cool. Cut pork belly into 2.5 cm (1 in) pieces. Set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook until the pork pulls apart easily with a fork, about 1 hour.
• Uncover and skim off fat from surface of cooking liquid and discard.
• Increase heat to medium, cook uncovered stirring frequently until sauce thickens and becomes syrupy, about 15 to 20 minutes. Discard the star anise and cinnamon stick.
• Transfer the pork bites to a serving platter.
• Garnish with cilantro.