Pork belly slices - braising query

[myrtleWilson]

I'm making a twice cooked pork belly tomorrow (a recipe I've used before). The original calls for 1.25kg of belly joint and stage one involves a braising in aromatics for 90- 120mins.... For various reasons I'm using belly slices but wondered what adjustment I need to make to braising time so the belly doesn't over-poach.... I've googled but to no avail.....

Given that a piece of pork belly is basically the same thickness as pork belly slices, I don't think I'd be making much adjustment, if any. But I'm not the world's best cook!

Can you copy out the full recipe here.

My understanding of 'braising' is to slowly cook partially submerged in water. I assume that is what you mean by 'poaching'.

What is stage 2 of this recipe? Do you roast it?

This is the recipe
poppa-wans-show-stopping-twice-cooked-melting-pork

I was thinking that if I poached a whole chicken it may take 60 mins whereas a breast would be 10-15 so wondered whether that ratio translated over to belly slices...

Place the Shaoxing rice wine, star anise, ginger, garlic, spring onions and soy sauce into a large pan. Add the pork belly and pour over enough water to generously cover the meat. Bring to the boil over a high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1½–2 hours, or until the pork is very tender, turning occasionally to ensure even cooking. Leave the pork in its cooking liquid until cool enough to handle.

If the pork is the same weight but just in slices rather than in a slab, a greater surface area is exposed to heat and hence it will cook faster. I would reckon to reduce the heat slightly and take 30 mins off the cooking time but test the texture after an hour. The cooking time is not just to cook the meat but also to break it down so that it is tender.

The breast analogy may not work because a breast is much smaller than a whole chicken and hence the time to cook is much less on a per weight basis. Whereas here it is presumably the same weight of pork only in slices rather than in a slab.

@blueshoes just popping back on to say I reduced by 1/2 hr and it was perfect - thanks for advice!

@myrtleWilson Good to know. Thanks for the update!