Pork Belly Banh Mi
- 10 pounds pork bones
- 6 stalks lemon grass
- 2 onions
- 2 carrots
- 1 stalk celery
- 3 ginger thumb
- 4 gallons water
- 1 cup fish sauce
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1 handful kaffir lime leaves
- chinese five-spice powder as needed
- 1 pork belly braised
- pork rillettes as needed
- shredded carrots Picked, as needed
- cucumber as needed
- chilies as needed
- sriracha mayonnaise as needed
- 2 pieces Chicharrones 2 pieces per sandwich
- buns as needed
- 1 pork belly skin removed, meat and fat cut into 11/2-inch dice
- 1/2 pint ginger sliced
- 1/2 pint garlic peeled
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 3/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 cup black vinegar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 5 cloves garlic
- 10 star anise
- 2 brown cardamom
- 8 green cardamom pods
- 1/2 cup water
- 1. Brown bones and reserve
- 2. Brown mirepoix
- 3. Add bones, water, fish sauce, coconut milk, and lime leaves to mirepoix. Simmer for 2 hours over medium heat
- 4. Strain
- 1. Cook pork belly in braising liquid in a 375u0b0F oven for 21/2 hours
- 1. In robo coupe combine and puree ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and vinegars to a fine paste
- 2. Combine cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and cardamoms in a cheesecloth and tie
- 3. Place belly, paste, cheesecloth and 1/2 cup of water in to pot
- 4. Cover and slowly bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes with cover on
- 5. Uncover and slowly simmer, stirring so it does not burn on the bottom, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the meat is falling apart- about 3 hours
- 6. Take off the heat
- 7. Remove spice bag
- 8. In robo coupe puree belly and fat until smooth
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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pork-Belly-Banh-Mi-2255276 (may not work)