Cantonese Style Braised Pork Belly with Arrowroot

As we mentioned in our Chinese New Year Menu post (2015), Braised Pork Belly with Arrowroot or cí gū mèn nan ròu in Mandarin 慈菇焖腩肉 (the dish’s name really rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?) is a must-have dish in our house for Chinese New Year. In Cantonese dialect, Bill’s family has always called it “see goo mun fay gee yook” which literally means “arrowroot braised with fat pork meat” which strikes a culinary cord with him every time Chinese New Year rolls around. All the more reason why we also have it in our Chinese New Year recipe list for 2016 and in our Chinese New Year Recipe Planner archive!