Chinese Cured Pork Belly (Cantonese Lap yuk)

Ingredients

• 3 slices ginger
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 star anise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
• 1/3 cup dark soy sauce
• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 1 cup Shaoxing wine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 1/2 pounds pork belly boneless, cut into 1″ wide pieces
• 3 tablespoons baijiu 白酒 – a Chinese liquor or whiskey
• 3 slices ginger
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 star anise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
• 1/3 cup dark soy sauce
• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 1 cup Shaoxing wine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 1/2 pounds pork belly boneless
• 3 tablespoons baijiu a Chinese liquor; can substitute whiskey