Saigon Nights: Lunar New Year Braised Pork with Eggs Recipe
Recipe for traditional Lunar New Year dish Braised Pork with Eggs (Th?t Kho Nu?c D?a, Th?t Kho Tàu) with coconut juice. Have it with steamed rice, steamed/pickled vegetables.
Recipe from Nga Rastatter from Saigon Nights.
INGREDIENTS
• 1 lb pork belly or pork shoulder (or any type of pork)
• 6 eggs (hard-boiled)
• 7 cup coconut juice
• 2 tsp sugar
For the "Marinated ingredients
• 3 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground pepper
• 4 tsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp seasoning (mushroom seasoning - optional)
• 2 tsp minced garlic
INSTRUCTIONS
• In a pork bowl, combine well with all the "Marinated ingredient." Cover and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Add sugar into a large pot. Cook until golden brown. (If the caramel sauce is burn, discard and remake it.)
• Place in the marinated pork. Stir fry for 3 minutes. Pour in coconut juice. Place in the hard boiled eggs.
• Skim off the foam occasionally.
• Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours on medium low heat. Remove the lid and increase the heat to high. Cook for 10 minutes more.
• Transfer to a bowl and served with steamed rice and steamed vegetables or with pickled mustard green.