Seungwoo Dad's Hoegwayuk

A traditional Chinese dish where whole pork belly is boiled first, then pan-fried until the oil is rendered out, and stir-fried with doubanjiang sauce.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who enjoy Chinese meat dishes that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside
  • Those looking for an impressive pork dish for entertaining guests

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

  • 500g whole pork belly
  • 1 green onion
  • 1 onion
  • 1 handful of chives
  • 1 tbsp doubanjiang
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce

Recipe 🍳

  1. Place the green onion, onion, and whole pork belly in a pot and boil for about 30 minutes until the meat is no longer pink.
  2. Remove the boiled pork belly, let it cool slightly, then slice thinly.
  3. Mix doubanjiang and oyster sauce in a 1:1 ratio to make the sauce.
  4. Spread the sliced pork belly in a pan and cook over medium-low heat until the fat renders out generously and the meat becomes crispy.
  5. Once the meat is crispy, pour off most of the oil, add the onion and sauce, and stir-fry until moist.
  6. Finally, add the chives and briefly stir-fry using residual heat, then plate.
  1. Boil pork belly with vegetables for 30 minutes, then slice thinly.
  2. Pan-fry the meat until the fat renders out completely, then discard the oil.
  3. Add onion, doubanjiang sauce, and chives; stir-fry quickly and finish.

Cooking tips 💡

  • When frying the meat, oil splatters a lot, so covering with a wide lid or a perforated screen is safer.
  • If you don't have doubanjiang, you can substitute it with ssamjang, but the flavor will differ.