Braised pork with eggs

 Thit Kho Tau Vietnamese traditional dish for Tet/Lunar New Year

Braised pork with eggs

Recipe:

•3-4 lbs of thick pork belly with skin or any cut you prefer.

• 12 hard boiled eggs(more if prefer)

• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic

• 2 tablespoon chopped shallots

• 2 can of coco rico coconut soda ( optional, coconut water or 7 up)

• 1 cup water

• 1/2 cup fish sauce ( 3 crabs brand)

• 1/4 cup oyster sauce

• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 teaspoon onion powder

• 1 teaspoon paprika

• 1 teaspoon msg(optional)

Caramelized sauce:

• 1 tablespoon cooking oil

• 2 tablespoon sugar

Cut your meat into cube. Wash and clean. Parboiled for 6-8 minutes with a tablespoon of salt. Take meat out, clean and rinse. Set aside.

1•In a pot add oil and sugar. Wait for sugar to turn dark brown. Add garlic, and shallots. Sauté for 10-15 second.

2•Add meat, stir to coated with the caramelize sauce.

3.Add coconut soda, water, fish sauce, oyster sauce, ground pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and msg.

4•Covered and bring to a boil. Scoop out the scums on top. Then cover and reduced heat to low. Simmer for 1 hrs.

5•Uncovers and add in the hard boiled eggs . Continue to simmer for another 1/2 hrs. or until meat are tender. Flip eggs once in a while.

6•Scoops out some of the oil on top.

7•Taste and adjust. If meat needs to be more tender. Simmer a little longer. Enjoy

You can cut the recipe in half

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