Simple Recipe - Braised Pork Belly

Braised Meat, not much ingredients to worry about, only cooking time is longer The important is the good quality of dark soya sauce. .

Pork belly was browned/lightly pre-fried to have additional flavor to the stew. However this is totally optional if you do not have much time, you may skip this step.

Ingredients
1/2 kilo of Pork Belly
8 slices of old ginger (young is fine)
1 bulb garlic (separated & bruised)
1 Cinnamon Stick
5 Cloves
1 Star Anise
Peppercorn
1/2 teaspoon 5 Spices Powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoon sweet dark soya sauce
4 eggs

Method
Boil the eggs - put eggs with enough water to cover, boil for 10 minutes
Peel off the shell, set aside

Heat up a pot, put in 2 tablespoon oil
Add ginger, garlic, spices
Put in the meat, 5 spices powder, pepper and sweet dark soya sauce
Add water to cover the meat, braised till tender.


Add water whenever the sauce is dried up during braising which takes at least 1.5 hours.  Simmer longer will result in tender meat.

You may cut the meat before you braise or have the whole belly cut into half, braised it then only slice the desired size you prefer.