More Please!: My family recipes you'll love to cook and share by Feildel Manu & Weerasena Clarissa

Author:Feildel, Manu & Weerasena, Clarissa [Feildel, Manu]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Murdoch Books
Published: 2016-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

BRAISED PORK BELLY in SOY with HARD-BOILED EGGS

SERVES 4

Flavoursome and hearty, this Malaysian favourite is comfort food at its best. It’s a dish with many variations, and some people ditch the spices altogether and simply flavour it with soy sauce. Clarissa likes the depth that the spices bring so this is the way we have it at home.

1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) pork belly, cut into 4 cm (1½ inch) cubes

4 large eggs

60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) vegetable oil

1 garlic bulb, skin on and lightly bruised

1 cinnamon stick

1 star anise

4 cloves

100 g (3½ oz) fried tofu puffs (optional)

steamed rice, to serve

Marinade

1 tablespoon karamel masakan

½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder

60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) light soy sauce

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper

1 teaspoon sea salt

2 tablespoons sugar

Seasoning

1 teaspoon karamel masakan

2 tablespoons light soy sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

sea salt, to taste

To make the marinade, combine all the ingredients in a large bowl. Add the pork and turn to coat well, then cover and marinate for 30 minutes.

Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil and carefully add the eggs. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 9 minutes, then cool the eggs under cold running water and remove the shells. Set aside.

Heat the oil in a clay pot or large heavy-based saucepan over medium–high heat and sear the pork for 3–5 minutes, or until lightly caramelised.

Add the garlic bulb, cinnamon stick, star anise and cloves and give it a good stir. Pour in 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) of water and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium–low and cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Pour in another 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) of water and cook for 45–60 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced and thickened slightly and the pork is tender. Add the hard-boiled eggs and tofu puffs (if using) and continue to simmer over the lowest heat for another 5 minutes.

Stir in the seasoning ingredients and a little extra water if the sauce is too thick for your liking. Serve with steamed rice.

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