Braised Sweet Pork Recipe (Kong Bak)

Ingredients

  • Shoulder pork (cut into serving size) - 600 grams

  • Fermented black beans (rinsed) - 2 tablespoons

  • Rock sugar - 30 grams

  • Shallots - 20 pieces

  • Garlic - 2 cloves

  • Onions (quartered) - 2 pieces

  • Sugar cane (halved and crushed) - 2 inches

  • Dark soy sauce - 2 tablespoons

  • Cooking oil - 3 tablespoons

  • Water - 2 liters

  • Mushrooms (soaked) - 8 pieces

  • Potato (halved) - 2 pieces

  • Ginger (sliced thickly) - 2 slices

  • Chopped spring onions and coriander leaves to garnish

  • Pepper and slat to taste

Method

  • Blend or pound garlic, salted beans, shallots and ginger into fine paste.

  • Heat 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a deep sauce pan, sauté spice paste to fragrant.

  • Add pork, mushrooms and sugar cane, stir well to mix with the paste.

  • Add water and bring to a boil then add in all other ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes with low heat until pork become tender.

  • Add seasoning to taste and garnish with chopped spring onions and coriander leaves when serve.

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