TEOCHEW BRAISED PORK BELLY

Serves 4-6
(Prep.time 40 mins)

Ingredients:

• 500g of pork belly (cut into pieces)

• 2 pieces of dried bean curd

• 5 Hard-boiled eggs

• 2 garlic

• 1 ginger (cut into pieces)

• Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, star anise

• 2 tablespoon of premium light soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce

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To make it:

• Marinate the pork belly with premium light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Set aside.

• Add ginger and garlic to hot oil then stir-fry till fragrant.

• Add in cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and star anise. (Can adjust the quantities of the spices according to your preference)

• After that, add in pork belly then cover it with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to low heat and simmer with lid on for 30 minutes.

• Add in dried bean curd and hard-boiled eggs simmer another 10 minutes. If you want the pork belly to be tenderer, continue to simmer a little longer. Serve hot, with rice.