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Steamed Mui Choy with Pork Belly
2 kinds of mui choy – sweet & salty.
Steamed Mui Choy with Pork Belly Recipe
There are two types of mustard greens – sweet and salty. You may use either type, or a combination of both. I like to use all salty, or a mixture (300g salty and 100g sweet) to prepare this dish. You can buy it at the wet markets (the stalls selling goods like salted fish, salted vegetables and other dried foodstuff).
Ingredients:
- 400g preserved mustard greens/mei cai/mui choy/mui chye (梅菜)
- 350g pork belly
- 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 5 cloves garlic peeled
- 2 slices ginger
- 2 star anise
Sauce (A)
- 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 20g rock sugar
- 300ml water
Directions:
- Coat pork belly all over its surface with 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce. Let it marinade for at least half hour.
- Rinse mustard greens to wash away the sugar/salt (depending on the type you bought). Blanch washed mustard greens in boiling water for a few minutes. Rinse and soak in water for at least another 10 minutes. This process thoroughly get rids of tiny sand particles.
- Wring excess water from mustard greens. Slice the leafy portion to 1 cm length and the stem portion to half cm length.
- Pat dry the surface of the pork belly with kitchen paper towel. Heat cooking oil in a wok and shallow fry the pork belly on both sides until crisp on the surface. Drain oil and plunge fried pork belly in an ice water bath for 10 minutes. Cut pork belly to bite-sized, 3-layer pork slices and set aside.
- Using the remaining oil in the wok, saute garlic cloves, ginger and star anise until fragrant. Add cut mustard greens and stir fry for a few minutes. Then add the (A) and bring to a simmer until left with just a bit of sauce, about 30 minutes. Taste test a piece of mustard green and season to taste.
- Transfer the contents of the wok to a steaming bowl by arranging the pork belly slices (skin-side down) at the bottom of the bowl, followed by the stir-fried mustard greens on top. Cover the bowl with lid or aluminium foil. Steam for about 2 hours over high heat.
- Wait for the steaming bowl to cool before proceeding. Tilt the bowl to pour the sauce to another bowl, then carefully invert the steaming bowl onto a serving plate. Drizzle the steaming sauce over. Serve with rice, porridge or steamed buns.
Noob Cook Tips
- If you prefer a thicker sauce, thicken the steaming sauce with cornstarch solution in a saucepan before drizzling it over the final dish.
- This dish keeps well in the fridge, so you may prepare more with the intention of reheating the leftovers.
- The method of deep-frying the pork and then plunging in ice bath results in better texture and bite.
- You can also use the simmering method – simmer the mustard greens together with sliced pork belly for at least 1 hour until the pork is tender. Adjust water and seasonings accordingly.
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My hubby favorite dish. His grandma used to make this all the time, but sadly she has passed away last year. I have been trying to find this recipe for a while now, definitely will give this a try :)
Please give the Chinese characters for the two different mustard greens.
olive – 橄榄 or olive vegetables 橄榄菜 (the one used in this recipe)
Hi, is the frying and plunging in ice bath steps necessary? Is it possible that I just buy fried pork belly from the market (烧腊店 kind) and use those? Thank you.
Yes, you can totally use ready cooked roast pork belly from the market as a short-cut :)
I love the advice about washing the veggies. Thanks for that! Can’t wait to try this recipe, it looks wonderful :-)
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wanna try this