Vietnamese Braised Pork with Eggs/thit Kho Tau

配料

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 (or 24oz coconut water)

1 cup water

1/2 cup fish sauce

1/4 cup oyster sauce

1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

Caramelized sauce:

1 tablespoon cooking oil

2 tablespoon sugar

步骤

Cut your meat into cube. Wash and clean. Parboiled for 5-6 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 water, water, fish sauce, oyster sauce, ground pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.

4• Cover and bring to a boil. Scoop out the scum on top. Then cover and reduced heat to low. Simmer for 60min.

5• Uncover and add in the hard boiled eggs. Continue to simmer for another 30min or until meat is tender. Flip eggs once in a while.

6• Scoop 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.