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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Salted egg braised pork is an attractive, delicious braised dish. It is a combination of traditional braised pork and unique salted eggs, creating a wonderful flavor for the diners. Let’s get cooking this dish.
Ingredients for Salted Egg Braised Pork For 4 people
Pork 1 kg Salted eggs 5 pieces Coconut water 1/2 liter Shallots 5 bulbs Garlic 5 cloves Chili 1 piece Fish sauce 6 tablespoons Common seasonings a little (sugar/ salt/ seasoning powder)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh pork belly
- To buy good pork belly, you should choose a piece of meat with a balanced amount of lean and fat, the outer skin should be thick, the fat should be about 2/3 of a finger’s length, and the lean meat should be tightly attached to the layer of fat. However, it is important to note that to buy pork belly that is just right to eat and not too tough, you should not choose a piece with an excessively thick layer of fat and skin as this indicates long-raised pigs.
- Additionally, fresh pork belly will have a dry outer membrane, light red or bright pink color. When cut, the piece of meat should have a bright pink color, with white-pink skin that is soft. The fat interspersed with the lean meat should be bright and firm.
- Absolutely do not buy pork belly that has an unusual smell or leaves a fingerprint when pressed.
How to choose delicious salted eggs
- You should choose eggs that are not too large, with no cracks on the outside, and no mold. When shaken lightly, you can feel a little water inside the egg; these are standard salted eggs, not kept for too long.
- Do not choose eggs that have a strange smell when cracked open, with cloudy egg whites, shriveled yolks, and unusual colors.
- You can buy salted eggs at supermarkets, reputable markets, or make them at home.
How to prepare Salted Egg Braised Meat
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Prepare the ingredients
Shallots and garlic should be peeled and minced finely.
Wash the chili and also mince it finely.
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Prepare the pork.
The pork you bought should be soaked in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes. Then rinse thoroughly with water and cut into square pieces, about 2 finger widths thick.
Next, you boil a pot of water, blanch the cut pork briefly until it firms up, then remove it and rinse with cold water, and let it drain.
How to eliminate the smell of pork
- To prevent the pork from smelling, before cooking, blanch the pork in boiling water for about 3 minutes with a crushed shallot; the shallot will help eliminate the odor very effectively.
- Additionally, you can also add a little white wine to the boiling water before removing the pork, as white wine will help eliminate the smell from the meat most effectively.
- After that, rinse the meat again with cold water and proceed with cooking; the meat will no longer have any odor, and the dish made from pork will be more delicious.
See details: How to eliminate the smell of pork
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Marinate the meat
For the prepared meat, add the following seasonings: 6 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, a little salt, minced garlic, shallots, and chili.
Mix well, then cover with plastic wrap and marinate the meat for 1 hour.
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Braised pork
Add the marinated meat to the pot, turn on the heat, and cook until the sauce boils, then stir the meat. Cook for 2 minutes.
After that, pour in 1/2 liter of fresh coconut water, cover the pot, wait for the braised pork to boil, then add the salted eggs, keeping them in their shells. Then cover the lid again, and braise on low heat for 30 minutes.
Regularly turn the meat to ensure it cooks evenly; during this time, you can add quail eggs or salted duck eggs as desired. Cook the meat for an additional 30 minutes. The longer the meat is braised, the more tender and flavorful it becomes. Finally, you can season it to suit your family’s taste.
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Final Product
Salted egg pork belly is a suggested dish for the family’s meal. When eaten, you can feel the tender meat infused with spices along with the salty salted duck egg that has a soft and fragrant yolk. What could be better than enjoying it with hot white rice and a bit of sweet and sour pickled shallots, right?
Salted egg pork is an interesting and very delicious dish. It is an easy-to-make dish that is familiar to every Vietnamese family using easily found ingredients. From the simple recipe provided by TasteVN, I wish you success!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Delicious Dishes
