Boiled Pork Belly With Ginger Shallots Oil Dip

I could never resist something delicious like pork belly, one of my favourite part of a pig.  Very often I made Bossam -Korean boiled pork belly  or braised pork belly .  Since I have a slab of pork belly in the freezer. I took the opportunity to cook this simple and yet delicious boiled pork belly.  How can a piece of boiled pork belly be delicious. The secret is the dip which is the accompaniment for the simple boiled pork belly.  You can either make this aromatic and addictive ginger and shallots dip or eat the boiled meat with kimchi wrapped in lettuce. Hubby loves it and as I have said, I could never resist this . I rather die happy then to abstain from eating this artery clogging pork belly with the most delicious dip.

Aromatic dip consists of 

chopped ginger, shallots, chilli and coriander

 Place the chopped ingredients and salt in a small bowl

and pour adequate hot rice bran oil, it should gives a sizzling sound

 slice the boiled meat into 1/4 inch thick

make sure the meat has cooled down before slicing

Boiled Pork Belly With Ginger Shallots Oil Dip

ingredients:

A slab of pork belly with rind on ( ng fa lam ) about 600 gm

a few slice of ginger

a stalk of spring onions- wash off dirt and tie into a know

1500ml water

Dip 

6 shallots

1 thumb size  ginger

4 pieces of bird's eye chilli

a few sprigs of coriander leaves

2 tsp of sea salt

1/4 cup or more  rice bran oil

Method:

Boil 1500ml of water in a soup pot, , add in spring onion and ginger. Once the water is boiling, add in the slab of pork belly and lower heat, slowly simmer the meat till tender and cooked through.  Take out the meat and let it rest 10 mins .  Slice into 1/4 inch thick pieces. Arrange the slices neatly on serving plate with the dip sauce in the center of plate.

To make the dip

Chop the shallots, ginger, chilli and coriander leaves till fine .  Place all the chopped ingredients in a small bowl.  Sprinkle 2 tsp of salt on the surface of the chopped ingredients. Heat up the rice bran oil. Once it is smoldering hot. Pour over the chopped ingredients.  You will be able to hear a sizzling sound. Serve this dip with the boiled pork belly.

Enjoy !