Braised Pork Belly with Egg and Tau Kwa (豆油肉)

Ingredients

400g Pork Belly

Hard Boiled Egg 

2 Tau Kwa

卤汁 (Braising Liquid)

1.5L Water  

1 head of Garlic, skin-on

1 Cinnamon stick 

3 Star Anise  

2 Tbsp Dark Soy Sauce

3 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce

1/2 Tbsp White Sugar 

1/4 Tsp Ground White Pepper

Method 

1. Combine all 卤汁 (Braising Liquid) ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil.

2. Bring to a simmer and add in pork belly

3. Simmer for 1 hour

4. Remove pork belly from 卤汁 (Braising Liquid) and add in tau kwa.

5. Cook tau kwa for 5 mins in 卤汁 (Braising Liquid).

6. Chop up the pork and tau kwa and serve with egg over some 卤汁 (Braising Liquid). 

7. Enjoy!  

Braised Pork Belly with Tau Pok and Tau Kwa

Ingredients

2 tbsp Oil

2 tbsp Sugar

6 clove Garlic

2 tbsp Light Soy

4 tbsp Dark Soy

1/2 tsp Salt

225ml Water

600g Pork Belly, Hair removed

10 Tau Po, small

2 Tau Kwa

2 Hard boil eggs

Method

1. In a wok, heat up the oil and add in sugar and caramelize to a light golden brown

2. Add Garlic and cook a moment.

3. Add light and Dark Soy, Salt and water and bring to a boil

4. Add Pork Belly and cook on high for 20 mins

5. Add in Tau Pok, Tau Kwa and Eggs

6. Bring to a low flame, and simmer for 30 mins

7. Slice up the Pork Belly

8. Enjoy!