Chinese Caramelized Pork with Eggs is very popular in Asia, especially in China, Vietnam and Cambodia. Pork is slowly braised until it has turned into a caramel color and the meat becomes tender, this also allows the flavors to meld a little more.
Chinese Caramelized Pork with Eggs
4
servings30
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minutesChinese Caramelized Pork with Eggs is very popular in Asia, especially in China, Vietnam and Cambodia. Pork is slowly braised until it has turned into a caramel color and the meat becomes tender, this also allows the flavors to meld a little more.
Ingredients
6 hard boil eggs (peel)
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups water
3 cloves garlic minced
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon dark sweet soy sauce (dragon brand)
1 teaspoon salt
2 stars anise
1 can coconut juice (not coconut milk)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 lbs pork belly cut to chunks
Directions
- In a medium size pan caramelized 1 T of water, dark soy sauce and sugar till golden brown, stir frequently, add pork
- Mix till all side turn brown (make sure you do it on low heat at this point or the meat will burn from the caramelized sugar)
- Then add 2 cups of water stir well, star anise, garlic, fish sauce, sugar, and coconut juice, and stir well,
- Cook on low heat for at least 30 minutes stir from time to time so the bottom of the pan won’t burn
- And the meat cooks through
- Last add boil egg and black pepper simmering till the pork meat is tender.
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Recipe Notes
- Serve hot over rice
Nutrition Facts
- Total number of serves: 4
- Calories: 973kcal
- Fat: 60g
- Saturated Fat: 32g
- Cholesterol: 196mg
- Sodium: 5004mg
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 6g
- Protein: 87g
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