Red Roasted Pork Belly with Black Mushrooms and Carrots
by Iris Lee Tsai

1 pound fresh pork belly
5 slices of ginger
5 cloves of garlic
2 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup Shaoxing wine
3 large pieces of rock candy
2 star anise
1 orange peel
8 black mushrooms, soaked in water until soft - each cut into 4 pieces
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch slices
Canola oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Steamed Chinese buns, for serving

Heat a deep, heavy-bottomed pan, over high heat and add 1/4 cup oil. Add pork belly and sear until golden brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Add ginger, garlic and scallion and sauté for 20 seconds. Add soy sauce, wine and boiling water to cover pork. Add rock candy, star anise, orange peel, mushrooms and carrots. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer and cook for 1 hour until pork skin melts in your mouth