Normally this dish is not very spicy but there is a Sichuan version of it as well as many others.............Hong Shao Rou aka red cooked pork belly.
You start off with a 3lb piece of pork belly you blanched for a few minutes. I marinated mine and blanched the whole piece in the marinade. Let it cool or transfer to the fridge until you are ready to cut it.
Then cut it into cubes for a quick crisping
Remove the pork and pour off some of the fat if needed. Add a couple tbs of raw sugar or yellow rock sugar.
Carefully caramelize the sugar a little in the oil
Add the tasty swine back to the pan making sure to coat the cubes all over with the sugar
Recipes for the sauce varies greatly but....3 tbs light soy sauce, 3 tbs Chinese cooking wine, 1 tbs dark soy sauce, 1 tbs honey, additional sugar if you like it sweeter, 1 tbs minced garlic, 1tsp hot Korean pepper flakes, 1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice, 1/4 tsp ginger powder or a couple tbs of fresh, dash of white pepper and about 3-4 chopped green onions.
Toss that in the pan and crank up the heat for a few minutes. This is almost what it will look like when done.
After the swine is well coated with the sauce and the color reddens slightly add enough water to almost cover the cubes. Bring to a boil for a couple minutes and reduce to low for about a hour. Toss in a floater or two.
While that is cooking get your rice ready to cook. At around the 30min mark start your rice so it has time to cook and rest. Check on the pork and give it a stir. After an hour see if the sauce needs more reduction chances are it will. Just remove the pork to a bowl and bring the sauce upto temp until it thickens how ever much you want. Toss it all back together and PIG OUT....I sure as hell hope im not out of kimchi!!!!