Babi Kecap (Indonesian Braised Pork Belly in a Sweet Soy Sauce)
Babi Kecap (Indonesian Braised Pork Belly in a Sweet Soy Sauce)

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, babi kecap (indonesian braised pork belly in a sweet soy sauce). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Babi Kecap (Indonesian Braised Pork Belly in a Sweet Soy Sauce) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Babi Kecap (Indonesian Braised Pork Belly in a Sweet Soy Sauce) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Please note this is totally optional, I just do this. I came across a recipe for Babi Kecap, an Indonesian braised pork in sweet soy sauce dish on the blog Almost Bourdain a few weeks ago and saved it. I have a fondness for pork belly [NB: this is the eighth pork belly recipe on my blog] and I am always looking for new ways to cook it.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook babi kecap (indonesian braised pork belly in a sweet soy sauce) using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Babi Kecap

(Indonesian Braised Pork Belly in a Sweet Soy Sauce):

  1. Get 1 kg pork rasher (pork belly)
  2. Take 1 cup water
  3. Take 4 boiled eggs
  4. Take 10 garlic cloves minced
  5. Make ready Pepper, salt, sugar
  6. Take 1 cm ginger
  7. Take 5 Tablespoons kecap manis
  8. Make ready 3 Tablespoons Oyster Sauce

Babi kecap is a familiar dish in many Chinese families living in Indonesia. Every Chinese Indonesian is familiar with Babi Kecap, or pork in soy sauce. Pork belly is the most common cut for this dish, but you can also use pork shoulder or pork loin portion that is closest to the shoulder. The name of this dish is "BABI KECAP (PORK IN SWEET SOY SAUCE)".

Instructions to make Babi Kecap

(Indonesian Braised Pork Belly in a Sweet Soy Sauce):

  1. Heat up the wok to medium heat and add the pork. Do not use any oil as the pork contains lots of fat already and by stirring the pork in the wok it will release the oil. Cook for about 5 minutes until brown.
  2. Add the garlic into the pan, continue stir until the garlic is fragrant then add the ginger.
  3. Add all the sauces and seasoning to taste, adjusting if required.
  4. Turn the heat to low, pour in the water and add the boiled egg.
  5. Cook for about 50-60 minutes or until the meat is tender. It is important to stir once every 5 minutes, so that the sauce does not burn at the bottom of the wok.

It's not originally from Indonesia, but from China. For sure the taste also already adapt with Indonesian palate. Maybe most of you Chinese people, you already know how to make this dish.but for you that don't know how to. This dish keeps extremely well in the freezer, and it is worth making a large quantity from, say, half a leg-of pork, which is much cheaper than buying pork fillet. If you are going to freeze however, do not add the sherry or lemon juice at the time of cooking.

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