How to Make Chinese Flatbread (recipe)

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

scallions

🥗Healthier: chives

💰Cheaper: green onions

Chives offer a similar flavor with less pungency.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil provides heart-healthy fats.

baking powder

Baking powder can be substituted with yeast for a different texture.

Place pork belly in a 5.5-quart dutch oven and add cold water to cover the pork by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn to medium low heat and boil for 10 minutes. Skim the broth to get rid of the foam.

Add chili peppers, cloves, nutmeg, star anise, cinnamon, ginger, green onion, and Shaoxing wine. Bring to a boil, then turn to lowest heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.

Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and salt into the pot and stir to mix well. Continue to simmer, covered, for an additional 1 hour. Skim off the oil from the top.

Uncover, and continue to simmer for another hour or so, until the broth is reduced to about one fourth and has thickened slightly.

Transfer one piece of pork belly onto a cutting board and slice it into bite-size pieces. Use a spoon to stuff the pork mixture, cilantro, and peppers into the bun. Drizzle a spoonful of broth onto the pork and add Sriracha sauce. Serve immediately.

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