Cooking Times

30 min
Prep Time
140 min
Cook Time
170 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

3.00 lbs Pork belly
cut in chunks
3.00 cups Coconut water
fresh preferred
8.00 Eggs
hard-boiled, peeled
6.00 Shallots
sliced
8.00 cloves Garlic
minced
0.50 cup Fish sauce
0.50 cup Palm sugar
1.00 tbsp Black pepper
freshly ground
2.00 inch piece Ginger
sliced
3.00 Star anise
3.00 tbsp Vegetable oil
4.00 Scallions
for garnish

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Caramelize palm sugar in pot until dark amber. Be careful not to burn.
8 minutes
2
Carefully add pork belly to caramel. Stir to coat pieces.
5 minutes
3
Add shallots, garlic, ginger, star anise. Stir fry 3 minutes.
3 minutes
4
Add fish sauce, coconut water, and black pepper.
5
Bring to boil, reduce heat. Simmer covered 90 minutes.
90 minutes
6
Add hard-boiled eggs. Continue simmering 30 more minutes.
30 minutes
7
Uncover, reduce sauce until thick and glossy, about 15 minutes.
15 minutes
8
Garnish with scallions. Serve with steamed rice and pickled vegetables.