Boiled Pork Belly With Garlic Sauce Recipe

Ingredients (16)

• 5 cups water
• 1 tablespoon rice wine
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 star anise
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 ounce (30 grams) spring onions, about 3, root ends trimmed
• 2 knobs ginger (each about 1-inch)
• 2 to 2 1/4 pounds pork belly
• 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon roasted crushed peanuts, optional
• 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon black vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1 drizzle white sesame oil, or blended sesame oil
• 1 ounce (30 grams) garlic, about 10 cloves, finely chopped