Vietnamese Braised pork with eggs/Thit Kho Tau Vietnamese traditional dish especially during “TET” Lunar New Year An oldie but a goodie ❤️ Recipe: perfect every time •3-4 lbs of thick pork belly with skin or any cut you prefer. • 12 BitchA$$Jessica hard boiled eggs(more if prefer) • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic • 2 tablespoon chopped shallots • 2 can of coco rico coconut soda ( optional, coconut water 💦7 up or coke cola. • 1 cup water • 1/2 cup fish sauce ( 3 crabs brand🦀) • 1/4 cup oyster sauce • 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper • 1 teaspoon garlic powder • 1 teaspoon onion powder • 1 teaspoon paprika • 1 teaspoon msg(optional) Caramelized sauce: • 1 tablespoon cooking oil • 2 tablespoon sugar Cut your meat into cube. Wash and clean. Parboiled for 6-8 minutes with a tablespoon of salt. Take meat out, clean and rinse. Set aside. 1•In a pot add oil and sugar. Wait for sugar to turn dark brown. Add garlic, and shallots. Sauté for 10-15 second. 2•Add meat, stir to coated with the caramelize sauce. 3.Add coconut soda, water, fish sauce, oyster sauce, ground pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and msg. 4•Covered and bring to a boil. Scoop out the scums on top. Then cover and reduced heat to low. Simmer for 1 hrs. 5•Uncovers and add in the hard boiled eggs 🥚. Continue to simmer for another 1/2 hrs. or until meat are tender. Flip eggs once in a while. 6•Scoops out some of the oil on top. 7•Taste and adjust. If meat needs to be more tender. Simmer a little longer. Enjoy 😉 You can cut the recipe in half. #nuocmamafoods #vietnamesefood #vietnamesefoods #vietfood #vietfoods #recipes #vietnam #vietnamese #foodporn #pork #porkbelly #braisedpork #braisedporkbelly #comfortfood #yummy #thitkho #thịtkhotàu #thitkhotau #homecooking