Sun-Dried and Preserved Greens With Steamed Pork Belly

The pork belly goes through a series of steps meant to cook out the grease, crisp up the skin, and prep it for steaming. The preparation is long but worth it. The result is pork belly that's perfect for summer, or so my dad says. He calls it “like paper,” with a distinctive texture that is neither rubbery nor meltingly tender like braised pork belly. Instead, it’s pure and dry, full of a bewitching fragrance that comes from steaming it under a generous cap of fermented greens, exchanging aromas and flavors.