Indonesian•gourmet
STEAMED PORK BELLY WITH SALTED MACKEREL
What To Cook Today recipe - Indonesian
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 g pork belly (cut into 1/4-inch slices*)
- 100 g of Mackerel Salted fish or 2 slices out from the jar
- 1 shallots (thinly sliced)
- 2 cloves of garlics (crushed)
- 3-4 Bird's eye chili (seeded and sliced open or keep them whole)
- 1 tumb-size ginger (julienned)
- 1/4 C of water
- 1/2 Tbsp of fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp of canola oil
Instructions
- 1
Heat up the oil in a small pan. Briefly pan-fried the salted mackerel until slightly brown. Remove and set aside
- 2
Prepare a steamer. Get a serving plate you are going to serve the dish in (that will fit into your steamer) and place the sliced pork belly as first layer, then top with two slices of salted mackerel
- 3
Top with sliced shallots, ginger and chili. Add 1/4 C of water with 1/2 Tbsp of fish sauce. Cover and steam on high heat for 45 minutes or longer until the pork is tender
- 4
Serve with hot steamed rice or a bowl of porridge. YUM!