Cantonese Molded Pork

Name: Cantonese Molded Pork (Li p’u k’ou jou)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sugar; ¼ teaspoon five spice powder; 4 garlic buds (chopped); 4 tablespoons soy sauce (dark); 4 tablespoons soy sauce (dark); 6 cups oil; 1 tablespoon wine; 1-¼ pounds pig belly with skin (fresh bacon with rind); 1-¼ pound taro; 1-¼ pounds pig belly with skin (fresh bacon with rind)

Li p’u k’ou jou

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

1-¼ pounds pig belly with skin (fresh bacon with rind)
1-¼ pound taro
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Asia
Taiwan
Main course

Method

Buy the meat in a whole square shape according to the size you want. Put it in a pan with water. Boil it over high heat for about 30 minutes.
Take the pork out and let it drain. Brush with soy sauce until the pork skin is dark. Deep fry it in very hot oil about 2 minutes until it is brown. (With skin side on the bottom, the whole piece must be covered by the oi