KAI PA LO (THAI STEWED PORK BELLY WITH EGGS)
 
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Recipe type: Soup/Stew
Cuisine: Thai
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 48 quail eggs (or 12 hard boiled eggs), peeled
  • 1 lb. pork belly, cut into bite-size
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 star anise
  • 1 teaspoon pepper corn
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 cilantro roots or stems
  • ¼ cup brown sugar (or palm sugar)
  • ¼ cup light soy sauce (or Golden Mountain Seasoning Sauce)
  • 1 tablespoon Dark Sweet Soy Sauce
  • 32 oz. chicken broth or stock
  • 1 tbs vegetable (or Canola) oil
  • 1 cup water
Instructions
  1. Chop cilantro roots (or stems), garlic cloves together.
  2. On medium heat, add vegetable oil to a pot. Once it is hot, add garlic/cilantro roots (or stems) mixture. Stir for a minute.
  3. Add pork belly, stir until the meat gets slightly cooked.
  4. Add the spices: cinnamon, star anise, pepper corns, sugar and a cup of water. Mix it together, cover the pot with a lid and let it cook for 15 minutes.
  5. Add light soy sauce (or Golden Mountain Seasoning Sauce), Dark Sweet Soy Sauce and chicken broth or chicken stock. Bring everything to a boil and add the eggs.
  6. Cover the pot, let is simmer for at least 30 minutes.
  7. Garnish with some cilantro leaves. Serve hot with some Jasmin rice.
Recipe by Let's Cook Some Food at https://www.letscooksomefood.com/kai-pa-lo-thai-stewed-pork-belly-eggs/