Instant Pot Red Braised Pork 电压力锅 红烧肉 (Hóng Shāo Ròu)
Red braised pork, also known as red cooked pork or hong shao rou, is a classic Chinese dish with over 1500 years of history. Famous across China, this dish features pork tossed in caramel sauce and braised until tender. The flavor is rich and complex, but with the addition of an electric pressure cooker like the Instant Pot, it's easy and quick enough for a weeknight dinner.
1scallion or small bunch cilantrochopped, for garnish 小葱或香菜,切碎出锅后加
Instructions
Heat a wokor Dutch oven to medium-high heat. Add oil and sugar.炒糖色:锅烧热,加入菜油和糖。
Stir continuously until caramel sauce becomes a deep amber color.不停翻炒至糖色变成深琥珀色。
Add the pork ribs to the caramel sauce. Toss continuously to coat.锅里加入小排骨,不停翻炒。
When the pork is fully coated and caramelized to a bright amber color, add the salt, dry spices (ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, red pepper), and the liquids (light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, vinegar, cooking wine) to the pan. Stir well to combine. Turn the heat down to medium-low and boil with the lid on for 2 minutes.肉炒至琥珀色,锅里加入香料,酱油,醋,酒拌匀。转中小火,盖盖煮2分钟。
Transfer contents of the pot, including all liquid and spices, to an Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker. Cook at high pressure for 16 minutes for spareribs (15 min for pork belly). Allow the Instant Pot to natural release, or manual release after 10 minutes. Garnish with scallions/cilantro to serve.将锅里所有内容倒入电压力锅。高压16分钟。自然排气或过10分钟后手动排气。出锅后装盘,撒上葱花或香菜碎。
Notes
The dish can be made gluten free by swapping the soy sauce out for gluten-free soy sauce or tamari.Adjust cooking time based on the size of the pork. e.g. For 1.5" pork belly cubes (the larger size is preferable!), cook on high pressure in the Instant Pot for 15 minutes. For smaller 1" pork belly cubes, 13 minutes is enough. I would not recommend using pieces that are much smaller than 1" on the shortest side, as they don't stand up to pressure cooking as well.