Meigan braised pork is a dish made with "Mei Gan Cai" (梅乾菜 MéiGānCài), mustard green that's salted, fermented, and sundried. MeiGan braised pork is a classic Hakka dish, it's delicious with rice, between bao buns(刈包), or over a bowl of hearty noodles. There's so much flavor in MeiGanCai, this dish doesn't need much to taste AMAZING.
Prep Time7 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Course: Main Dish, Pork
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese
Keyword: Easy, Ground Pork, MeiGanCai, 梅乾菜
Servings: 4people
Author: Choochoo-ca-Chew
Ingredients
4TBspSoy Sauce
1TBspChinese Rice WineReplace with vodka
1 ½TBspSugar
2TBspOil
1lbPork Bellyor Pork butt/shoulder roast
1CMeiGanCai 梅乾菜
3ClovesGarlicMinced
1Star Anise
Instructions
PREP
Take Mei Gan Cai out of the package, soak in water, rinse, clean, repeat. Get rid of any sand that might be stuck in it from sun-drying. Drain, chop into 1" piece(or smaller) then set aside.
Cut pork into 3" x 2" pieces, about ½" thick. Marinade in 4TBsp soy sauce.
COOK
Heat up 2TBsp oil in a pot on medium-high heat. Sear the pork slices until they change color, remove pork from the pot.
Add 1½TBsp sugar to the same hot pot until it turns slightly golden, pour the leftover soy sauce from pork marinade, 1TBsp Chinese rice wine, minced garlic, star anise, Mei Gan Cai, and pork into the pot. Pour enough water to cover the pork and 1" over.
Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cook on low heat for about 30 minutes, or until the meat is tender & falls apart. Add more water to the pot if the stew is drying out too fast.
The braising part of the cooking can also be done in a pressure cooker.
Add a bit more soy sauce or salt to taste before serving.