Braised Pork
Braised Pork
Ingredients
For the Braised Pork
- 1 kg pork belly
- 10 g ginger
- 20 g garlic
- 30 g shallots
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise
- 5 dried chili
- 150 ml light soy sauce
- 50 ml dark soy sauce
- 30 ml oyster sauce
- 30 g sugar
- 200 ml water
- 5 hard-boiled eggs
For Serving
- as needed rice
Instructions
- 1
Cut the 1 kg of pork belly into large, roughly 2-inch pieces.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the cut pork belly to the boiling water and cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove the pork belly and rinse it thoroughly under cold water.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
Place the blanched pork belly pieces into a pan over medium-high heat and fry them until they turn golden brown on all sides. This helps render some fat and adds flavor.
⏱️ 10 min
- 4
Add the 10 g ginger, 20 g garlic, 30 g shallots, 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 star anise, and 5 dried chili to the pan with the fried pork belly. Stir fry all the ingredients together for 2-3 minutes until they become fragrant.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Pour in the 150 ml light soy sauce, 50 ml dark soy sauce, 30 ml oyster sauce, 30 g sugar, and 200 ml water into the pan. Stir well to combine all the ingredients with the pork and aromatics.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Transfer the entire contents of the pan into a pot. Cover the pot and cook over medium-low heat for 1 hour, allowing the pork to braise and become tender.
⏱️ 60 min
- 7
Add the 5 hard-boiled eggs to the pot with the braised pork. Continue to cook for an additional 30 minutes, allowing the eggs to absorb the flavors of the braising liquid.
⏱️ 30 min
- 8
Serve the braised pork and eggs hot with freshly cooked rice.
⏱️ 1 min
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Braised Pork
For the Braised Pork
- 1 kg pork belly
- 10 g ginger
- 20 g garlic
- 30 g shallots
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise
- 5 dried chili
- 150 ml light soy sauce
- 50 ml dark soy sauce
- 30 ml oyster sauce
- 30 g sugar
- 200 ml water
- 5 hard-boiled eggs
For Serving
- as needed rice
Instructions
- 1
Cut the 1 kg of pork belly into large, roughly 2-inch pieces.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the cut pork belly to the boiling water and cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove the pork belly and rinse it thoroughly under cold water.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
Place the blanched pork belly pieces into a pan over medium-high heat and fry them until they turn golden brown on all sides. This helps render some fat and adds flavor.
⏱️ 10 min - 4
Add the 10 g ginger, 20 g garlic, 30 g shallots, 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 star anise, and 5 dried chili to the pan with the fried pork belly. Stir fry all the ingredients together for 2-3 minutes until they become fragrant.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Pour in the 150 ml light soy sauce, 50 ml dark soy sauce, 30 ml oyster sauce, 30 g sugar, and 200 ml water into the pan. Stir well to combine all the ingredients with the pork and aromatics.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Transfer the entire contents of the pan into a pot. Cover the pot and cook over medium-low heat for 1 hour, allowing the pork to braise and become tender.
⏱️ 60 min - 7
Add the 5 hard-boiled eggs to the pot with the braised pork. Continue to cook for an additional 30 minutes, allowing the eggs to absorb the flavors of the braising liquid.
⏱️ 30 min - 8
Serve the braised pork and eggs hot with freshly cooked rice.
⏱️ 1 min