Xiangxi bandit bacon is a traditional dish with the characteristics of Xiangxi region, which belongs to Hunan cuisine. It is mainly made of bacon or fresh pork belly unique to Xiangxi region as raw materials, and is made through a unique cooking process. The flavor of this dish is characterized by fragrant but not greasy, slightly spicy and delicious.
Here's how:
Prepare the ingredients: Use cooked bacon and pork belly as the main ingredients. Cut the cooked bacon into slices about 1 cm thick, making sure that the thickness is moderate.
Blanching: Put the pork belly into a pot of clear water, add cooking wine, ginger slices and other seasonings, and blanch to remove the smell.
Marinade: Put the blanched pork belly into a brine pot, add spices such as Sichuan pepper, star anise, cinnamon, dried chili, as well as salt, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and other seasonings, marinate to taste.
Stir-fry: Remove the marinated pork belly and let it cool, then cut it into slices similar to bacon. Stir-fry the bacon and pork belly in a hot pan, stir-fry the oil, and when the meat slices are slightly browned, add ginger, garlic and chili peppers and stir-fry.
Stir-fry until fragrant: After the ingredients in the pot are fragrant, pour in the chopped garlic sprouts and continue to stir-fry.
Seasoning: During the stir-frying process, an appropriate amount of light soy sauce and salt can be added to taste according to personal taste.
Out of the pot: After stir-frying evenly, remove the Xiangxi bandit bacon from the pot and put it on a plate.
This Xiangxi bandit bacon has a fragrant aroma and delicious taste, and is a signature dish in Xiangxi and is very popular with diners.