Step by step
Recipe for Braised Pork Belly & Eggs
Ingredients
For 2 servings
- 1 lb pork belly, cubed
- 2 shallots, minced
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1½ tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of fish sauce
- 2 tbsp water, divided
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 whole coconut, about 1½ c of coconut water
- ½ c of coconut milk
- ½ tbsp chicken bouillon
- 4 eggs
Step by step
step 1
Marinate pork belly: Cut pork belly into 1 inch thick cubes. In a bowl, mix pork, shallots, salt, pepper, oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce together and marinate for 20-30 minutes.
step 2
Cut open coconut and reserve coconut water for later use.
step 3
Stir 1 tbsp of water with sugar and pour into a medium sized pan. Bring to a slight boil. Lower the heat and watch sugar turn from clear, to amber to brown in color. Once it turns brown, carefully add the second tbsp of water.
step 4
Braise the pork belly: Turn heat up slightly and add pork belly. Brown on both sides for about 2-3 minutes. Then add garlic, coconut water, coconut milk and chicken bouillon, making sure the meat is covered. Bring to a slight boil and then bring down to low heat, cover the pan and braise for 45 minutes.
step 5
While the pork is braised, boil the eggs for 10-12 minutes or until hard boiled, then peel in cold water and set aside.
step 6
Open the lid, add eggs and let cook for an additional 20 minutes. Make sure the egg is submerged in the braising liquid. The pork should be very tender.
step 7
Turn off stove, transfer pork belly and eggs to serving plate. Serve over rice and enjoy!
