Name: Tauk Yu Bak (Pork Cubes Simmered in Dark Soya Sauce Gravy)
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 Servings
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 2 tablespoons oil; 4 hard-boiled eggs; 2½ cups water; 4 pieces deep fried bean curd (taupok), quartered; 2 tablespoons sugar; 680 g or 1½ pounds belly pork, cut into 1-inch or 2.5-cm cubes with skin intact

Preparation info

Makes
6 to 8
Servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Growing Up In A Nonya Kitchen

By Sharon Wee

Published 2012

About

In a typical Baba household, a sick person would typically be fed bubor (rice porridge) and tauk yu bak. This is a signature comfort dish. The fatty pork, crunchy taupok and hard-boiled eggs combine to give different textures; and the sauce adds flavour for the accompanying rice or porridge.

Ingredients

680 g or 1½ pounds belly pork, cut into 1-inch or 2.5-cm cubes with skin intact
2 tablespoons

Main course

Method

Rinse and pat dry the pork cubes. Season with the sugar and 2 tablespoons of the dark soy sauce. Leave to marinate for at least half an hour.
Heat a saucepan and add the oil. Fry the minced garlic, being careful not to burn. Add in the seasoned pork. Use tongs to turn the pork over several times to ensure an even glaze all around each piece of pork.
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