Red-Cooked Pork Belly With Lotus Root Recipe

Red-cooked pork belly or some people called it chinese braised pork is one of the most popular dish in many chinese and taiwanese household. There are different ways to prepare this dish. You can add different vegetable to accompany this dish, such as, carrot, taro and potato. But in this recipe i use lotus root to cook this delicious and hearty pork dish with. People often asked me how to cook different chinese vegetables and one of the chinese vegetables they often ask is lotus root. It seems like a lot of people have no idea what to do with this chinese vegetable. Because this reason, i have introduce different ways to prepare lotus root in my blog and also my cookbooks. Lotus root is a super food in both chinese medicine and cuisine. Chinese people believe lotus root can improve your digestive system, help blood circulation, improve energy and help with anti-aging and high in fiber. Some chinese people also believe lotus root juice is very good for getting rid of hangovers. I simply like lotus root just because the taste of it and the texture of it. Nowadays its much easier to get hold of lotus root outside of east. You can usually find lotus root in chinese/asian supermarket at fresh produce fridge section. You can serve this delicious dish with some hot rice and different kind of green vegetables. I didnt use a lot of water to cook with this dish, but if you think its a little bit dry while cook this dish you can add more water. You can also use a slow cooker to finish cooking this dish but need to take a longer time. For example, high heat for 6 hours, but this is depends on the brand of your slow cooker. Please check with your slow cooker provider or cooking instructions that comes with your slow cooker.