Thailand

Kai Palo

Name: Kai Palo
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 6 pieces Eggs (hard-boiled); 300 g Pork belly; 200 g Firm tofu; 1 tsp Five-spice powder; 2 tbsp each Soy sauce (light & dark); 1 tbsp Palm sugar

Braised eggs and pork in five-spice

Kai palo is a mildly sweet braise of eggs and pork in a dark five-spice broth - Chinese influence in Thai cuisine.

Hard-boiled eggs and tofu steep in the soy broth for hours until deeply coloured and aromatic.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Eggs (hard-boiled)6 pieces
Pork belly300 g
Firm tofu200 g
Five-spice powder1 tsp
Soy sauce (light & dark)2 tbsp each
Palm sugar1 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Sear the pork belly.
Set up with soy sauces, five-spice, palm sugar and water.
Add peeled eggs and tofu.
Braise covered for a long time until everything is deeply coloured.
Serve in the broth with rice.

Make it original

Five-spice powder for kai palo is in the Asia Boutique.

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