Thai Style Stewed Pork Belly
Ingredients
- 500 g Pork Belly cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 tbsp 5 spice powder
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 coriander roots
- 5 cloves
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tbsp white peppercorn lightly smashed
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 4 tbsp fish sauce or to taste
- 10 cloves old garlic smashed
- 2-3 tbsp palm or brown sugar or to taste
- 3.5 - 4 cups water
- 4 hard boiled eggs shells removed
- Cilantro to garnish
- Blanched xiao bai cai to serve
Instructions
- Bring 3.5 cups water to boil.
- Put peppercorn, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and coriander seeds into herb bag
- Add pork, garlic, corander roots, 5 spice, and spice bag into boiling water.
- Bring to boil, cover and cook for 30 minutes on medium heat.
- Skim off scum.
- Season with fish sauce, dark soy sauce, and sugar.
- Cover and cook for another 20 minutes.
- Add some water if liquid evaporated too much.
- Add hard boiled eggs and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Garnish with cilantro.
- Serve with blanched xiao bai cai and steamed rice.
Notes
Use a sauce pan that fits all the ingredients snugly.
By using a wide pan or larger pan, the liquid will evaporate faster.
Adjust seasoning to taste. Always add less and adjust later.
Add some firm tofu for extra protein.
By using a wide pan or larger pan, the liquid will evaporate faster.
Adjust seasoning to taste. Always add less and adjust later.
Add some firm tofu for extra protein.