Braised Soya Meat

One of the staple dinner dish that my mother cooks, braised soya meat! The soft and tender texture resulted from the braised coupled with a piping hot bowl of rice makes the perfect, heartwarming dinner! 

Ingredients:

• 1 chicken or 1 kg of pork
• Taupok (depends on how many u want)
• Eggs (depends on how many u want)
• 2 pieces of rock sugar (half a finger size each)
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• 1 liter of water
• Aromatics:
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 Cardamon 
• 1 star anise 
• 1 clove
• 8 shallots
• 1 piece of ginger (half a finger size, no need to slice it)
• Seasoning:
• 2 tablespoon of light soya sauce
• 2 tablespoon of dark soya sauce
• 2 tablespoon of oyster sauce
• 4 tablespoon of sweet soya sauce or Kecap Manis

Cooking Instructions

1. Fry rock sugar till it turns liquid and brown

2. Add oil and aromatics, and fry till fragrant

3. Add water and add seasoning. Put on boil for 15 mins

4. Add meat, taupok and eggs. Put on boil for 30 mins for a small chicken (if pork or larger chicken may need an hour).

Contributed by: Yi Lin