Five spice braised pork belly

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg of pork belly with skin on (If you can find the belly with the rib bones attached, use it (rinse well and pat dry)
• 2" long knob of ginger, peeled, sliced thinlyand but into thin slices, lengthwise
• 1 1/2 tablepsoons Five Spice powder
• 3 cloves of garlic, smashed
• 2 tablepsoons cooking oil
• 2 tablepsoons dark soy sauce (You can substitute 2 tablepsoons regular soy sauce plus 1/2 tablepsoons brown sugar)
• 3 tablepsoons soy sauce (plus more to taste)
• 1 piece of cinnamon stick, 2" in length
• 3 star anise
• 5 cloves
• A small bunch of cilantro leaves for garnish.