Braised Pork Belly

Ingredients:

(A)
5 pcs  Shallot (chopped finely)
5 pcs  Garlic  (chopped finely)
1 tbsp Ginger smashed finely
2 Star anise
1.5" Cinnamon stick

300g Pork belly with skin (cut into 1cm x 0.75cm)

(B)

1 tbsp  Taucu paste
5 tbsp  Soya sauce
3 tbsp  Black sauce
Gula melaka to taste

250ml Water
500ml Water

1tbsp Corn flour mixed with 4 tbsp water

1tbsp "Shao Xin" wine

Method:

1) Stir fry the (A) ingredient for about 2 minutes with medium low fire.
2) Add-in the pork belly continue stir frying for another 3 minutes.
3) Pour in 1 cup of water. Simmer for about 1 minute.
4) Add-in (B) ingredient and simmer for another 1 minute.
5) Pour in the remaining water. Lower down the fire once boiled.
6) Continue simmer for 1 hour till meat tender.
7) Occasionally, stir the meat to make sure it is not burned.
8) Thicken the gravy with corn starch.
9) Finally, add-in the "Shao Xin" wine before serving.

NOTE :
This dish best served with steamed rice.

Butter Cake (Cotton Texture)

Ingredients:

190g    Salted Butter (Softened & cut into small pcs)
75g      Castor Sugar
45g      Egg Yolks
3/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
150g    Self-raising flour (Sifted)
50ml    Fresh Milk (Full fat)

105g    Egg Whites
30g      Castor Sugar


Method:
1)   Preheat oven at 170 degree celsius.
2)   Prepare a 6" square pan with parchment paper.
3)   Cream butter with castor sugar till pale & fluffy.
4)   Add egg yolk 1 at a time; plus vanilla extract with last egg yolk.
      Creamed about 1 minute.
5)   Re-sift 1/4 flour into butter mixture.
6)   Fold with spatula till just even.
7)   Then the other 1/4 flour.
8)   Add-in  1/2 of the milk. Fold till fully absorbed.
9)   Then the other 1/4 flour.
10)  Followed by the milk, then the flour as the same procedure.
11)  In a separate mixing bowl, whisk egg white and sugar till stiff peaks.
12)  Divide into 3 batches, then fold into the flour mixture evenly.
13)  Pour into the baking pan. (Bang cake pan 2-3 times against worktop
       to release the air.
14)  Bake for 35 minutes. Then increased to 180 degree celsius.
       Continue bake for 10 minutes.