Braised pork with eggs/Thit Kho Tau
An oldie but a goodie ❤️
Recipe: perfect every time
•1.5-1.8kg 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 💦7 up or coke cola.
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup fish sauce ( 3 crabs brand🦀)
• 1/4 cup or 4tbsp 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 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 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
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