serves
6–8
prep
20 minutes
cook
2:15 hours
difficulty
Easy
serves
6–8
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
2:15
hours
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 1 kg pork belly (not too fatty), cut into 5 cm cubes
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 4 French shallots, finely chopped
- 2 spring onions (scallions), bruised and finely chopped (roots included)
- 60 ml (¼ cup) fish sauce
- 60 ml (¼ cup) light soy sauce
- 1½ tbsp dark soy sauce
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp grated palm sugar or dark brown sugar
- 4 star anise
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 750 ml (3 cups) young coconut juice
- 375 ml (1½ cups) water
- 8 eggs, hard-boiled and peeled
- coriander
Marinating time 3 hours or overnight
Instructions
Combine the pork, garlic, shallots, spring onion, fish sauce, soy sauces, pepper, sugar and star anise in a bowl, stirring to coat the pork. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or ideally overnight.
Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over medium-high heat and add the onion. Fry until golden then remove the pork from the marinade and add to the pan. Seal over high heat.
Add the marinade, coconut juice and water. Bring to the boil and skim off any scum that rises to the surface. Gently simmer for 1 hour, skimming occasionally.
Add the eggs and simmer for a further hour. Garnish with coriander and serve with jasmine rice.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
