Five Spice Prok Belly Stew (Old Grandma Style)
Serve: 2
Ingredients :
500 gram Pork Belly
100 gram Onion – chunkily chopped
2 clove Garlic – chopped
1 tbs Rapeseed oil
1 tbs Soft brown sugar
1 tbs Sugar
1 tbs Fish sauce
1 tsp Light soy sauce
1 tsp Ground mix spices
1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Ground Mace
1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Ground black pepper
1 pinch Salt
1 Cinnamon stick
3-4 Star anises
600ml Water
1 handful Coriander – roughly chopped
2 Soft boiled eggs (optional)
-Gently fry the onion, garlic and oil in a saucepan until the onion becomes soft.
-Then add the ground cinnamon, mixed spices, mace and nutmeg then stir for a further 5 minutes.
-Put the pork belly, soft brown sugar, ground black pepper and fish sauce in the same saucepan. Stir and gently fry for a further 10 minutes.
-Add 600ml of water, white sugar, light soy sauce, cinnamon stick and star anises. Bring it to a boil and simmer for a further 2.5 hours. Stir occasionally. Add a little more water if required.
-Sprinkle chopped coriander and a pinch of salt.
-Serve this comforting stew with boiled eggs and Thai Jasmine rice. Just like my grandma likes it.
Tips:
-The real old grandma style often adds hard boil eggs in the same pot and simmers with all the ingredients.
-If you can find coriander roots, feel free to add them into the pot. It will create a great depth for this dish.
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