Braised pork belly -Tau yue bah (豆油肉)

This typical hokkien dish is an all-time favourite among all my family members. It is fantastic eaten with chicken curry or sambal belachan or rice congee.

Ingredients

2 strips of pork belly

2 white or brown garlic bulbs

Small piece of ginger

Cut the pork into bite size pieces

Wash the meat with a little salt and rinse until the water is clear

Drain off the water

Marinade

1 Star anise

2 Cloves

Small piece cinnamon stick

2 tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

¼ teaspoon sugar

Salt and pepper

Mix the marinate ingredients in a bowl

Put in the meat and mix thoroughly. 
Leave for about an hour

Heat some vegetable and sesame oil in a wok

Put in the ginger and fry until fragrant

Add the meat and stir thoroughly in the oil

Add the garlic and enough water to cover the meat

Cover and simmer until the meat is cooked

If desired add hard boiled eggs or tau kwa when the meat is cooked.