Pressed Pork Recipe

Pressed Pork Recipe

(Korean Pressed Pork Recipe)

500 g belly pork

2.5 liters water

2 tablespoons fermented soy paste

2 tablespoons light soy sauce

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon black peppercorns

4 cloves, peeled and cut in half

4 slices ginger

½ teaspoon roasted white sesame seeds

Korean preserved prawns (shrimps) optional

Leek Salad:

1-2 stalks leek, shredded

Salt to taste

Chili powder to taste

Method:

Soak pork in cold water for 30 minutes then wash and drain.  Combine water, fermented soy paste, soy sauce, sugar, black peppercorns, garlic and ginger in a heavy-based pot.  Add pork and cook for 20-30 minutes.  Drain and remove pork from pot.  Wrap in plastic wrap or cling film and place flat on a worktop.  Place a heavy object on pork and leave in a cool place for 30 minutes to 1 hour.  Remove plastic wrap or cling film and slice pork thinly.  Combine leek salad ingredients.  Serve pork with leek salad and preserved prawns, if desired.  Garnish with sesame seeds.