{"id":4479,"date":"2026-05-02T20:57:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4479"},"modified":"2026-05-02T20:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:57:04","slug":"sweet-soy-braised-pork-belly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/sweet-soy-braised-pork-belly\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Sweet Soy Braised Pork Belly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Sweet Soy Braised Pork Belly<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 lbs pork belly, cut into 1-inch cubes<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp brown sugar (or honey)<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp fresh ginger, grated<\/li>\n<li>1 cup water<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp rice vinegar (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp sesame oil (optional, for flavor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Optional prep (for cleaner flavor):<\/strong><br \/>\nBring a pot of water to a boil. Add pork belly and cook for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sear the pork:<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork belly and sear until golden brown on all sides.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add aromatics:<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in garlic and ginger. Cook for about 1 minute until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the sauce:<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd soy sauce, brown sugar, water, and vinegar. Stir well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simmer:<\/strong><br \/>\nReduce heat to low, cover, and let simmer for 45\u201360 minutes until the pork is tender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thicken the sauce:<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove lid and cook uncovered for another 10\u201315 minutes until the sauce reduces and becomes glossy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish:<\/strong><br \/>\nDrizzle with sesame oil (optional) before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve over steamed white rice<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with green onions or sesame seeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Low and slow cooking is the key\u2014this is what makes the pork belly super tender and melt-in-your-mouth, just like in the picture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Sweet Soy Braised Pork Belly \u00a0Ingredients: 1.5 lbs pork belly, cut into 1-inch cubes 3 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4479"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4481,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4479\/revisions\/4481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}