Julie made a dish called Hong-Zao Chicken Salad sometime ago. Julie told us that Hong-Zao, the red fermented glutinous rice paste is known to improve blood circulation and helps to reduce clogs in the arteries according to a Japan University study.

This time, Julie made a Stir-fry Pork Belly seasoned with Hong-Zao. She used the same pork belly which has been boiled once and sliced thin.

Ingredients

• Pork belly which had been boiled and thinly sliced
• a few sticks of celery which is cut into one inch strips and thinly sliced; you may substitute celery with sliced onions or green onions.
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 3 teaspoons of Hong-Zao paste
• 2 teaspoons of Miso paste

Instructions

• Briefly blanched the thinly sliced celery in boiling water.
• As usual, start with sauteing the garlic until fragrant in medium heat.
• Mix the Hong-Zao paste with Miso paste in a small bowl and add to the sauteed garlic.
• Add in the cooked sliced pork belly and stir-fry until well mix.

• Finally, add in the celery and stir-fry until well mix but do not overcooked the vegetables.

The Hong-Zao gives the dish a distinguish reddish colour. It also has a wine flavour to it. Such dish is always great with steam rice.