Malaysian
Tau Yew Bak (Braised Pork Belly in Soy)
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Bring the eggs to a boil, then simmer 9 minutes, cool in cold water, and peel.
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Cut the pork belly into large chunks.
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Heat the oil in a heavy pot over medium heat and fry the garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
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Add the pork and sear on all sides, about 5 minutes.
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Stir in the dark soy sauce, sugar, and star anise, coating the pork evenly.
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Add the water and peeled eggs, and bring to a simmer.
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Cover and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the pork is very tender and the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 70 minutes.
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Remove the whole spices and serve hot alongside rice.
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Serve it with
A Malaysian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Tau Yew Bak (Braised Pork Belly in Soy), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Tau Yew Bak (Braised Pork Belly in Soy) carries gluten, eggs, and soy. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
| Soy | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 560 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 6 g
- Fat
- 48 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 580 mg
- Saturated fat
- 17 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Tau Yew Bak (Braised Pork Belly in Soy) takes about 90 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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