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Babi pangang
Crispy pork in sweet-sour sauce
Babi pangang: Chinese-Indonesian-Dutch crispy pork in sweet-sour red sauce
DutchBabi pangang is one of the most ordered dishes in the 'Chinees-Indisch' restaurants found in every Dutch town: crisp-skinned roast pork belly, sliced and smothered in a bright red, sweet-sour sauce with tomato, ginger and pickled vegetables, served with rice or nasi goreng. This is a pork dish. A common mistake is pouring the sauce over too early, which turns the crackling soft. Chef's tip: dry the skin overnight in the fridge and roast it hot at the end, then pour the sauce around, not over, the pork at the table. Whole pork joints are safe at 63 °C plus a rest; belly is best cooked longer, until tender.
- Total time
- 105 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the pork
- 2 ¼ lb pork belly with skin
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp five-spice powder
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
For the sauce
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- ¾ in fresh gingergrated
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 4 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ¾ cup water
- 1 tbsp cornflourmixed with 2 tbsp water
To serve
- 1 ⅓ lb cooked rice
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Score the skin of 2 ¼ lb pork belly with skin and pat dry. Rub the meat side with 1 tsp five-spice powder and 1 tbsp soy sauce, and the skin with 1 ½ tsp salt. Chill uncovered overnight.
Step 2: Heat the oven to 350°F (fan 325°F). Roast skin-up on a rack for 1 hour, until the meat is tender and reads at least 145°F.
60 minStep 3: Turn the oven to 475°F (fan 425°F) and roast 15 minutes more, until the skin is puffed and crackling. Rest 10 minutes.
15 minStep 4: Fry ¾ in fresh ginger and 2 cloves garlic in 1 tbsp sunflower oil for 1 minute, add 4 tbsp tomato ketchup, 3 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce and ¾ cup water and simmer 3 minutes. Thicken with 1 tbsp cornflour and stir in 3 ½ oz sweet-sour pickled vegetables (atjar).
5 minStep 5: Slice the pork and serve with the sauce around it and 1 ⅓ lb cooked rice. Common mistake: sauce on too early; soft crackling.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 640 kcal
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 38 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does babi pangang take?
- About 105 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 75 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of soy sauce?
- Tamari, same amount (gluten free).
- What can I use instead of fresh ginger?
- ¼ tsp ground ginger per tbsp fresh (add it with the spices).
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