Tau You Bak, also known as Soy Sauce Braised Pork, is a beloved traditional dish in many Asian households, celebrated for its rich flavors and tender, succulent meat. This dish, which typically features pork belly braised in a savory mixture of soy sauce, garlic, and aromatic spices, is a comforting favorite that pairs beautifully with steamed rice. Using a thermal cooker for this recipe enhances its convenience and ensures the pork is cooked to perfection with minimal effort.
INGREDIENTS
- Pork skin (optional)
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- 5 table spoons dark soy sauce
- 3 table spoons light soy sauce
- 1 table spoon sugar
- 2 table spoons of chinese cooking wine
PREPARATION
- Blanch pork in hot boiling water for 2 minutes to remove scum.
- Wash pork to remove remaining scum.
- Stir-fry shallots and garlic till soft (do not brown the aromatics).
- Marinate the blanched pork with the stir-fried shallots & garlic, 3 table spoons of dark soy sauce, 1 table spoon of light soy sauce, 1 table spoon of sugar & 2 table spoons of chinese cooking wine for at least an hour.
COOKING
- Add all marinated pork and ingredients into inner pot of the Thermal Cooker; with remaining 2 table spoons of dark soy sauce and 2 table spoons of light soy sauce. Add sufficient water to just cover the ingredients.
- Bring to boil, put lid on and bring your flame/hob setting to its lowest while continue boiling for 20 minutes over the stove. Transfer inner pot into outer pot of thermal cooker and leave it for 60 minutes.
- Remove inner pot and bring it back to a boil over stove top, before adding the pork skin. Put the lid back on and continue boiling under the smallest flame/lowest hob setting for another 15 minutes before transferring inner pot back into outer pot of the thermal cooker.
- Remove inner pot, skim out excess oil and taste. Season with sugar, dark soy sauce and light soy sauce to preferred taste and you’re ready to serve.
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