Sticky Pork Bao

Pork

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500g-800g boneless pork belly, cut into approximately 2cm slices (or pork rashers/slices)
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly sliced
• 1 thumb size piece of ginger, roughly sliced into matchsticks
• 1/2 cup Shaoxing wine (can be substituted with regular wine or with water)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup tamari or all-purpose soy sauce
• 1 tsp Chinese five spice
• 2-star anise
• 1/2 cup water

To serve

• Peanuts, crushed
• Spring onion, finely sliced
• Carrot, sliced into batons
• Cucumber, cut into batons
• Coriander leaves
• Chilli, finely sliced
• Equal parts sriracha and whole egg mayonnaise mixed
• Bao buns