4 twice cooked pork belly Recipes

fresh pork belly (unsmoked bacon) with skin, fresh ginger , smashed with side of a heavy knife, scallion , smashed with side of a heavy knife, chinese leeks (about 6), cut diagonally into 1-inch-thick slices (including dark tubular greens, reserved separately) or 1 1/2 lb baby leeks (6 to 8; white and pale green parts only), cut diagonally into 3/4-inch-thick slices, chinese chile bean sauce or paste, cayenne, chinese fermented black beans , soaked in water 10 minutes and drained, sweet bean sauce or hoisin sauce, chinese rice wine (preferably shaoxing) or medium-dry sherry, dark soy sauce, peanut oil

fresh pork belly, fresh ginger , smashed, scallion , smashed, leek, cut diagonally into 1-inch-thick slices (chinese if you can get them), chinese chile bean sauce, cayenne, chinese fermented black beans , soaked in water 10 minutes and drained, hoisin sauce, rice wine or 2 tsp medium-dry sherry, dark soy sauce, peanut oil

red onion, thinly sliced, carrots, peeled and julienne, daikon radish, peeled and julienne, sea salt, sugar, rice wine vinegar, water, canola oil, garlic cloves (smashed), ginger, cut 1/2-inch thick, shallot, minced, rice cooking wine, low sodium soy sauce, water (use just enough to cover pork), pork belly, hoisin sauce, low sodium soy sauce, honey, ginger, grated, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, black pepper, green onions, thinly sliced into rounds, seedless cucumber, thinly sliced (i purposely leave these out of the salad so they stay extra crisp), simple steamed buns (cheat recipe on -- www.foodgal.com/2010/03/cheaters-baos or ), mayonnaise