Recipe Ingredient
- 300g pork belly
- 2 tbsp toasted groundnuts, coarsely ground
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- Seasoning
- 1/4 tsp Chinese Five Spice powder
- 1/8 tsp thick soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tsp cornflour
- Sauce
- 1 tbsp maltose (mak nga tong)
- 3 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 100ml water
Instructions
- Slice off pork skin and trim the excess fat. Cut meat into cubes. Marinate with seasoning ingredients for at least 3-4 hours or preferably overnight in the refrigerator. Deep-fry marinated pork in hot oil over medium-low heat until meat is cooked. Dish out and leave on several pieces of crushed kitchen paper towels.
- Combine the sauce ingredients in a non-stick saucepan. Simmer gently for a while.
- Return pork to the saucepan and cook with the sauce. Simmer until sauce turns syrupy and thick. Sprinkle in combined groundnuts and sesame seeds. Toss well.