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
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.
4
servings30
minutes40
minutes973
kcal1
hour10
minutesIngredients
6 6 hard boil eggs (peel)
1 tablespoon 1 water
1 tablespoon 1 sugar
2 cups 2 water
3 cloves 3 garlic minced
1/4 cup 1/4 fish sauce
1/4 cup 1/4 sugar
1 tablespoon 1 dark sweet soy sauce (dragon brand)
1 teaspoon 1 salt
2 2 stars anise
1 can 1 coconut juice (not coconut milk)
1/2 teaspoon 1/2 black pepper
1 1/2 lbs 1 1/2 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.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Serve hot over rice
Nutrition Facts
- Total number of serves: 4
- Calories: 973kcal
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Protein: 87g
- Fat: 60g
- Saturated Fat: 32g
- Cholesterol: 196mg
- Sodium: 5004mg
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 6g
