A savoury dish, Braised Pork Belly with Dried Tofu Puff. A lovely home-feel dish that I can eat this with a bowl of hot plain rice. Tofu puff will absorb all the goodness in the gravy. Super delicious.
Ingredients: (serves 2-3)
400gm pork belly (clean & remove the thick skin) *do not cut into small pieces
2 eggs
6 cloves garlic (whole with skin)
8 pcs dried tofu puff, cut into halves
1/2 pcs star anise (bunga lawang)
1/2 pcs cinnamon (kayu manis)
3 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp five spice powder
2 slice of ginger
350ml water
2 tsp cooking oil (don't worry, later pork belly will release oil from fats)
Steps by Steps:
1. Heat up cooking oil in a pan, add garlic & ginger and fry till fragrant.
2. Add in star anise & cinnamon & continue fry for 1 minute.
3. Add in whole piece of the pork belly, slowly cook pork belly on 1 side & flip to another side, till pork belly turn slightly golden in color.
4. Add water, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, five spice powder & egg. ( You can put in raw egg at this stage) Carefully not to crack the egg.
5. Bring to boil & turn to low heat & simmer slowly. Remove the pork after 15 minutes & cut the pork into small pieces. Put back into the pot.
6. Continue to simmer for another 20 minutes. Take out the egg & remove the shell. Put back after shell removed.
7. Add in dried tofu puff.
8. Let it simmer for another 20 minutes or more until pork is tender.
9. Ready to serve. Serve with hot steam white rice.
Tips : Keep stirring the pork & egg occasionally to be well combined in gravy. Add more water if you prefer more gravy. Of course adjust the saltiness after you add more water.
You can also add more eggs to your preference.
