Vietnamese Braised Pork with Hard-boiled Eggs in Coconut Water
Ingredients
- 1kg boneless pork shoulder (or pork belly 1:1: fat : meat)
- 5 hard-boiled duck or chicken eggs, shelled.
- 4-5 cup coconut water
- 1/2 cup fish sauce
- 4 cloves of garlic, mashed
- sugar
- salt
Method
Cut pork into 4-5 cm pieces. Marinate the pork with mashed garlic + sugar + salt + fish sauce. Let stand to marinate for 1 hour.
In a saucepan, cook the marinated pork to sear and browned all sides .Add the coconut water. Bring to the boil and reduce to very low heat.Skim any scum floating on the surface.Keep simmer until the meat is tender .Add the boiled eggs . Cook for another 30 minutes.Season to taste. Serve hot with rice.
Optional
-The hard-boiled eggs maybe pre-fried before adding to the simmered pork
-Scrub the pork with lemon juice before marinating .
-For some people pork belly is favourite for the dish.
Source:Vietnamfoods.org