Tau Yu Bak Braised Pork In Soy Sauce Food

KONG TAU YEW BAK (BRAISED PORK IN DARK SOY SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a medium sized pot. Saute garlic cloves, cracked peppercorns, and minced garlic for 1 minute.
• Add pork and fry to seal in the juices. This should take about 3 minutes.
• Add sweet soy sauce, sugar, and water.
• Bring liquid to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add salt and hard boiled eggs. Cover and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• Turn eggs occasional to coat evenly with soy sauce. Turn off stove.
• Serve warm with steamed rice.

PORK BELLY IN SOY SAUCE (TAU YU BAK/LOU BAK)

Steps:

• Cut pork belly into 2 cm x 5 cm (1 in x 2 in) thick slices. Sprinkle light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and pepper. Mix well to coat the pork slices evenly and set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
• Blend the shallots and garlic in a food processor to a fine paste. Add a little oil to grease the blades, if necessary.
• In a wok or skillet, heat up cooking oil over low-medium heat, and stir-fry the garlic-shallot paste for 2 minutes. Add cinnamon bark and star anise and stir-fry for a few seconds. Add the salted soy beans or soy bean paste, and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the mushrooms (without the soaking water) and stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Drain the pork slices in a sieve, reserving the marinade sauces. Increase the heat to high, add the pork slices and stir-fry until it starts to change colour, about 3 to 4 minutes. Return the marinade sauces to the wok or skillet, and add enough water (including the mushroom soaking water) to just cover the pork. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and cover. Let simmer until the pork is tender, about 45 mins to 1 hour.
• When the pork is tender, add the potatoes and more water if needed. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally to evenly cook the potatoes. Continue to simmer until the pork is very soft, another 15 to 20 minutes.
• Towards the end of cooking, add more water if you like a gravy with a thinner consistency. For a more intense and bold flavour, allow the sauce to reduce until slightly thickened, but not thick or dry.

TAU YU BAK (BRAISED PORK IN SOY SAUCE)

Steps:

• Season pork with marinade overnight.
• Heat heavy-based saucepan over med-low heat.
• Put in marinated pork to brown. Add in whole garlic pods, cinnamon, anise and cloves. Pour in 1/2 amount of water and cook covered 5-8 minute.
• Add in dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar and salt. Add remaining water and simmer until gravy is thick and meat tender.
• Add water if sauce is too thick.