Braised Napa Cabbage with Pork and Glass Noodles
Braised napa cabbage with pork and glass noodles is a simple, easy-to-make dish. This is a traditional Northeast home-style dish, loved by people across the region for its simple method and excellent flavor.
Ingredients and Tools
- Pork belly
- Napa cabbage
- Potato dried glass noodles
- Thirteen-spice powder
- Chicken bouillon
- Salt
- Dark soy sauce
- Light soy sauce
Measurements
- Pork belly 300g
- Napa cabbage 500g
- Potato dried glass noodles 50g
- Thirteen-spice powder 10g
- Chicken bouillon 5g
- Salt 15g
- Dark soy sauce 5ml
- Light soy sauce 5ml
Steps
- Bring water to a boil in a pot. After it boils, add the dried glass noodles, cook for 5 minutes, then pour them out with the water into a container. Cover and continue soaking for later use (do this step first; you can do the following steps meanwhile).
- Cut the pork belly into 3mm slices; set aside.
- Separate the tender leaves and the cabbage stems of the napa cabbage and cut into 2 portions; set aside.
- Heat the pan and add 10ml - 15ml cooking oil. Wait 10 seconds to let the oil heat up.
- Add the pork belly and stir-fry until the meat changes color.
- Add dark soy sauce and stir-fry for 1 minute to color the meat.
- Add the cabbage stems, add salt and light soy sauce, stir-fry for 1 minute (if it sticks, add 10ml water).
- Add water to cover all the ingredients, add chicken bouillon and thirteen-spice powder. After it comes to a boil, turn the heat to low and wait 20 minutes.
- Drain the glass noodles, cut into short pieces, and set aside in a bowl.
- Add the tender cabbage leaves, stir evenly, then place the glass noodles on top of the vegetables. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Taste, turn off the heat, and reduce the sauce.
Notes
- Potato dried glass noodles take a long time to cook, so do them in the first step and complete other steps in the meantime.
- Taste in the last step; if it seems underseasoned or not fully cooked, continue cooking covered for a while. If you follow this guide and find any problems or improvements, please submit an Issue or Pull request.